Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars’ ~ Les Brown

We believe that whatever the circumstances, situation or diagnosis – improvements can be made to make life better.

Parents of children with special needs are often given little or no hope for their future. But we have seen firsthand that actually there is hope – given the tools. Parents can in fact make a significant difference – and by doing so, life is improved for the whole family.

Grow Foundation provides information, support and funding for children whose families are open to a holistic approach to healthcare, a path which we have seen bring impressive results – despite the diagnosis and obvious challenges.

By pursuing approaches such as toxin-free living, osteopathy, optimal nutrition and chinese medicine, improvements can be made to complement a traditional approach to healthcare.

But despite the results, these parents often work very hard with their children, and we believe these parents are under supported – that’s where we come in.

RAISING AWARENESS

Community awareness and support of parents and children with special needs is something we are passionate about, and we achieve this in 2 different ways. By sharing stories of the achievements of the children we help, we aim to raise awareness that these kids can experience improvements.

Secondly, whilst we help children with special needs, we also help able-bodied children to participate in our training programs to not only build their fitness but to instill in them the notion that they can help another child. Our ‘Kids Helping Kids’ Team is a growing group of children who run events in the Melbourne Marathon to raise funds for children who can’t do the things they can do. What occurs for these kids is not only improved fitness & stamina, but an emerging awareness of their potential top help others within the community – a spirit we are honoured to foster while we watch these children thrive.

GROW FOUNDATION GRANTS

Grow Foundation provides grants which support parents who wish to pursue a path which is not supported by NDIS / traditional disability funds, or whose private health cover does not support enough of what they wish to do.

We believe that anyone can be helped, in fact we believe the very essence of Grow is help.

Grants are issued following an application process. You can read about the grants here.