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Fund the therapy your family needs.

Insurance caps the visits, labels treatments experimental, and a single intensive can run thousands of dollars out of pocket. A therapy fundraiser lets the people who love your family help carry the cost, so the plan doesn't stall over money.

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Three weeks of intensive therapy for Eli

Fort Collins, CO
$7,420 raised of $12,500
132 supporters
Update from Eli's mom: His spot in the January intensive is booked. Every gift here is another hour of therapy. Thank you.
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$3k to $8k+
what a multi-week therapy intensive often costs
$100 to $250
a typical hour of private-pay therapy
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Why families fundraise for therapy

The therapy plan is clear. Paying for it is the hard part.

Insurance was never built for the amount of therapy your family actually needs. These are the gaps families fundraise to close.

The visit cap runs out mid-year

Twenty covered visits sounds like plenty in January. By June they're gone, and your child's therapist becomes a private-pay bill.

Denied as experimental

Intensive programs and stem cell therapy are usually labeled experimental or not medically necessary, so insurance pays nothing at all.

Waitlists push you to private pay

The covered clinic can see you in nine months. The private one can start Monday. Families pay out of pocket to stop losing time.

The program is out of town

The right intensive might be three states away, or out of the country. Flights, lodging, and weeks off work never show up on the invoice.

Equipment and home practice

Adaptive seating, communication devices, sensory tools: the gear that carries therapy into your living room adds up fast.

Someone has to drive

Three appointments a week means one parent cuts their hours. The income drops right when the bills go up.

Whatever the gap looks like at your house, money is the obstacle. That is the part a fundraiser fixes.

Know the costs

The therapies families fundraise for

We're not here to tell you which therapy is right for your family. That conversation belongs with your care team. We're here for the other question: from weekly occupational therapy to treatments insurance won't touch, here is what families typically pay.

Intensive PT and OT programs

3 to 4 week blocks

Daily physical and occupational therapy for several weeks, often at an out-of-town clinic. Families fundraise for the program itself, plus the travel and lodging around it.

Often $3,000 to $8,000+ per session block

Stem cell therapy

Almost never covered

Families who choose to pursue stem cell treatment usually travel for it, sometimes out of the country, and insurance almost never pays a dollar toward it.

Families report $5,000 to $25,000+ per round

Occupational therapy

Weekly sessions

Fine motor skills, sensory work, daily living skills. When the covered visits run out, weekly OT becomes a cost families carry for years.

Often $100 to $250 per private session

Physical therapy

Weekly sessions

Strength, mobility, and movement work, week after week. A few uncovered sessions a month quietly becomes one of the biggest lines in the family budget.

Often $75 to $200 per private session

Neurological rehab

Brain injury, stroke, spinal cord

After a brain injury, stroke, or spinal cord injury, covered rehabilitation often ends long before a family feels done. Specialized programs keep going, at private-pay rates.

Often $100 to $250 per hour; programs run more

Speech and developmental therapy

Early intervention and beyond

Speech, feeding, and developmental work, often several sessions a week across several years. Small per-session costs compound into real money.

Often $100 to $250 per private session

Costs are typical U.S. private-pay ranges families report, to help you set a fundraising goal. Your clinic can quote your exact plan.

Every diagnosis

Families fundraise for therapy for...

Cerebral palsy Autism Traumatic brain injury Stroke recovery Spinal cord injury Muscular dystrophy Rare diseases Developmental delays

And plenty of situations that don't fit a tidy label. If therapy is part of your family's plan and the cost is the obstacle, you're in the right place.

The invitation

Friends and family want to participate in your family's story.

The people who love your family see how hard you work, and they are looking for a way to show up. Your fundraiser gives them one. Every gift is someone saying they are in it with you.

How it can feel

Like asking for help

  • Admitting you can't do it on your own
  • Asking friends and family for money
  • Feeling like you owe everyone who gives
  • Being the family that needed charity
What it really is

An invitation to be part of something

  • Sharing what your family is working toward
  • Giving people who already care a real way to show up
  • Letting your community claim a piece of every win
  • Being the family whose story people are proud to be part of
People want to be part of something that matters. Think about the last time someone you love let you help them. It didn't feel like a burden. It felt like trust. Your fundraiser hands that feeling to everyone who gives, and the therapy becomes something your whole community made possible. Every session, every new word, every step carries a little bit of all of them.
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It starts with one link and your story.

How it works

Start your therapy fundraiser in three steps

You don't need fundraising experience. Tell your story, share it, and we handle the rest.

1

Tell your story

Set up your fundraiser in about 10 minutes. Share what your family is working toward and what the therapy costs. We'll guide you with prompts and examples.

2

Invite your people

Share with family, friends, church, school, and neighbors. They've been asking how they can help. This is the answer.

3

Fund the therapy

Funds go to your family as donations come in, no waiting to hit your goal. Use them for sessions, the intensive deposit, travel, or equipment. You decide.

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The part nobody tells you

How families actually pay for therapy

If you've been up late searching for therapy grants and financial help, here is the honest picture, and where a fundraiser fits.

Fundraising stacks with everything else. Grants, waivers, HSA dollars, and payment plans each chip away at the cost, but they're slow, capped, and rarely cover it all. A fundraiser fills the gap they leave, and nothing you raise disqualifies you from applying.
The hard truth

Where the usual help falls short

  • Insurance caps visits, excludes out-of-network clinics, and denies anything labeled experimental
  • Medicaid waivers can help with therapy, but waitlists run months to years in many states
  • Nonprofit therapy grants are real but small: awards often $500 to $5,000, once a year, with long queues
  • HSAs and payment plans spread the cost out; they don't shrink it
The good news

Where families actually find the money

  • Community fundraising is the biggest single source for most families facing big therapy bills
  • Grants stack with your fundraiser, so apply for every one you qualify for
  • Intensives can sometimes split into blocks, so you can fundraise one session at a time
  • Asking is the hardest part, and it works. People give when someone they love finally tells them what's needed
Why trust us

Built for families, not fine print

Therapy fundraising here is part of SupportNow, the Official Family Support Platform. We help families rally support through medical treatment, recovery, and life's hardest seasons. A long therapy road is exactly that. Starting a fundraiser is free, and the money raised belongs to your family.

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The money is yours

Funds go to your family as donations come in. No waiting to hit a goal before you can pay for a session.

No platform fee

SupportNow is free for families. Donors can cover processing fees with RoundUp, so your family keeps 100%.

More than money

A Support Registry also coordinates meals, volunteer help, and updates alongside your fundraiser, in one place.

Private by default

You choose what to share about your child, the diagnosis, and your story. Always.

Questions families ask

Therapy fundraising questions

Yes. Families use SupportNow to help pay for stem cell therapy, including programs abroad, because insurance almost never covers it and a single round often costs $5,000 to $25,000 or more. Whether a treatment is right for your family is a conversation for you and your doctors. Paying for the one you choose is something your community can help with.

Anything the therapy road actually costs your family: sessions and intensives, program deposits, travel and lodging, adaptive equipment, even the income a parent gives up to drive to appointments. The money goes to your family, and you decide how to use it.

It depends on the program. Applying for therapy grants generally isn't affected by fundraising, but some benefits, like SSI and certain Medicaid waivers, look at household income and assets, and the rules vary by state and program. Before you raise, check with your waiver coordinator or a benefits planner about your specific situation. Many families use grants, benefits, and a fundraiser together; they just plan the timing.

Funds go to your family as donations come in. There's no waiting to hit your goal and no deadline to beat, so early gifts can go toward the deposit while the fundraiser keeps going.

Yes. SupportNow doesn't charge families a platform fee. Standard card processing fees exist, but donors can cover them with RoundUp when they give, so your family keeps 100% of what people intend for you.

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