With more than 3,400 children reached annually, your friendship will create bright futures for families striving to provide their children the best start in life. Pick a friendship level that fits your giving wishes and fund a parent’s peace of mind, a child’s first step of independence, a mother’s need for hands-on help, or a father’s ability to work.
100% of your gift stays here locally.
How does your friendship impact the children of Rainbows?
Your gift goes directly to support the following programs for children with special needs:
31% Specialized child care
30% Therapies
16% 24/7 care
11% Connecting families with resources
7% Training and scholarships
5% Free screenings
Be A Friend Today
Your gifts create futures of promise for children with special needs and their families.
Here’s how:
Devoted Friends
$10,000+
Substantially impact programs for children with your gift of $1,000 per month. Funding at this level supports projects like three weeks of Camp Woodchuck for an adolescent with multiple disabilities, initial assessments for three children and their families, or two days of intensive help for a family in crisis.
Loyal Friends
$5,000-$9,999
A gift of $500 per month provides occupational therapy for 40 young children under age 5, three weeks of nursing, behavior, or therapeutic intervention for a child attending Kids’ Point, or a week of outings for 90 teens to perform, volunteer or socialize.
Steadfast Friends
$2,500-$4,999
A gift of $250 per month provides speech therapy for 15 infants, toddlers or preschoolers working on their early communication, social work time to help 11 families access basic needs, or one week of healthy meals and snacks for 8 preschoolers at Rainbows’ center.
Reliable Friends
$1,000-$2,499
A gift of $150 per month provides two hours of essential physical therapy sessions for young children, 8 hours of mental health therapy and consultation for children under age 5, or CPR/choking prevention training for 5 Rainbows’ staff.
Caring Friends
$500 - $1,000
A gift of $50 per month funds hearing screenings for 3 infants or toddlers, Spanish interpreting services so 2 families can confidently participate in meetings and therapy sessions, or a field trip to the pumpkin patch for a classroom of preschoolers.
Giving Friends
$1 - $499
A gift of $25 per month helps provide one hour of in-home care, behavior screenings for three young children or books for Rainbows’ parent resource library.
All donors receive a tax-deductible donation receipt, their name(s) listed in the Rainbows’ on-line annual report and listing in the on-line donor list. Donors of $100 or more receive their name listed on the donor wall at each Rainbows’ location.
