Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Clinics Can Help, Inc.
Legal Name (if Different):
Also Known As: Clinics Can Help
Mailing Address: 2560 Westgate Avenue
City: West Palm Beach
State: Florida
Postal Code: 33409
Main Phone: 561-640-2995
Main Fax: 561-640-1881
Organization Website: www.clinicscanhelp.org
Employer ID Number: 20-2778895
Organization Tax Status: 170 (b)(i)(A)(vi)

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/01/2024
Requested Amount: 5,000

Project Title: K.I.N.D.E.R.(Kids in Need of Durable Equipment Right now) Project
Project Description:

Since its inception in 2011, the K.I.N.D.E.R Project has provided almost $3 million worth of medical equipment to over 4,000 pediatric patients. Without access to such equipment, the health of many of these children would drastically deteriorate. Our equipment helps bring back some normalcy for the children we serve, often allowing them to walk the halls of their schools and be included in recreational activities with their peers.
Providing children with access to adaptive equipment that their doctors have prescribed for them- but cannot otherwise obtain- continues to be a critical part of the health care continuum, as it increases their quality of life. When intercepted at an early age, DME can provide therapeutic benefits and improved quality of life. This life-changing equipment can be used to support, stabilize, or immobilize certain body parts, thus assisting with improved mobility and is critical to a child’s present development. Not only a benefit for the present, DME also has the power of offering a child a better life experience in the future.
For example, providing an infant who has cerebral palsy with appropriate braces from an early age can prevent deformity, enabling the child to learn to walk. Without these braces, as a child grows, they often become debilitated. This causes permanent damage to their muscles and nerves, preventing them from ever walking on their own.
Additionally, families and caregivers need equipment that is lightweight, convenient, and easy to handle while providing comfort, safety and mobility for their child. Such equipment can be so expensive that even a family with good insurance can have difficulty obtaining it. For example, insurance companies will not cover both a wheelchair and an adaptive transit stroller, but a child with special needs almost always needs both to ensure their health, safety, mobility, independence, and dignity.

Total Project Budget: 390,270

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): The Lattner Family Foundation (Committed), Wycliffe Charities Foundation (Committed), Walter & Adi Blum (Committed), Frank Weyenberg (Pending), Ronald McDonald Charities (Pending), Henry Nias Foundation (Pending)

Project Duration: July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025
Geographical Area Served: Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Broward, & Miami-Dade Counties
Age Group To Be Served: 0-18

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
Contact First Name: Owen
Contact Last Name: O’Neill
Contact Title: Chief Executive Officer
Contact Phone: 561-640-2995
Contact Email: owen@clinicscanhelp.org