SSI and Financial Assistance
Financial Grants/Assistance:
**You may find additional information that can help in the County or Basic Needs pages.

United Health Care Children’s Foundation offers assistance grants to help families pay for children's
medical needs and equipment that is not fully covered by insurance.

Evan’s Life Foundation-Grants are made in the following categories: educational assistance, medical
treatment, therapy and counseling, abuse education, physical or mental disability assistance, AIDS
education, homeless child services and emergency assistance.

Anxiety Disorders Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by anxiety disorders.
Our goal is to increase the number of anxiety disorder sufferers seeking effective treatment. Applying for
a treatment scholarship is simple: call 262-567-6600 to set telephone interview, e-mail or use contact
form.

    Grants listed below are only offered to individuals who have diagnosis Autism or PDD:
Helping Hand Program provides families with financial assistance in getting necessary
biomedical treatments, supplements and therapy services for their autistic child.

Hannah’s Helping Hands provides funding through Hannah and Friends for quality of life
grants to Indiana families that care for children and adults with special needs (limited to
developmental disabilities, such as autism and PDD).

Generation Rescue is proud to offer the Rescue Family Grant program for treatments that
may not otherwise be covered privately or by other third-party funding sources such as
school districts, county programs, insurance, and/or other grant making entities.

Indiana Townships-Families are typically referred to seek out the assistance of their township trustee for
assistance with things such as financial, medical, utility, housing, food, clothing, automobile needs prior
to requesting assistance from other organizations.


Social Security Information:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) makes monthly payments to children who meet Social Security’s
definition of disability and whose income (child and household) falls within eligibility limits. The maximum
monthly payment is $674.00 in 2010. Per Social Security, “the child must have a physical or mental
condition or a combination of conditions that result in “marked and severe functional limitations.” This
means that the condition(s) must very seriously limit your child’s activities AND the child’s condition(s)
must have lasted, or be expected to last, at least 12 months; or must be expected to result in death.”
***Children with serious mental health needs CAN receive Supplemental Security Income, as long as
they fall within the income/resource guidelines. Call 800-772-1213 to start an application.

Miscellaneous info:


Additional websites:
  • SOAR initiative-SSI/SSDI Access, Outreach and Recovery-provides strategic planning and training
    for homeless service providers to increase clients’ access to Social Security disability benefits.
    These benefits can increase access to housing, treatment and other supports to foster recovery.
  • SOAR site from Policy Research Associates technical assistance initiative provides strategic planning
    and training to increase access to Social Security disability benefits.
  • Webinar: Ticket to Work and the Work Incentives Improvement Act (Magellan-Webinar)  
    Handout1  Handout2  Handout3  Handout4.


Hint: When applying for services which are based on disability, always collect as much information as
possible to turn in. Too much is always better than not enough. Examples of documentation can include:
IFSP/IEP information, treatment notes, discharge summaries, discipline slips, evaluations, letters from
providers, important notes from the youth, etc. HINT: Keep all important documents stored in the same
area. For those who like to be organized, keep information in a binder that is arranged by date or type
of information. For those who are not, keep all of it in the same box.