TBHCF OBJECTIVES

The Tara "Boom" Houston Children's Foundation was established to improve the lives of families with children who have life threatening illnesses. Our goal is to help eliminate the financial barriers that may prevent or impede access to treatment and detract from the quality of life for these children and their families.

Assistance Provided by the Foundation

The Foundation's mandate is to assist families facing financial difficulties due to a child's life-threatening illness. The following are the expenses that the Foundation will provide financial assistance for:

• Travel to and from hospitals or medical facilities to receive treatment.
• Accommodation expenses while the child is receiving treatment at a facility that is outside the geographical area within 200 kilometres of the family's primary residence.
• Treatment not funded by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan or by private insurance held by the family.
• Assistive devices or specialized equipment required as part of the treatment, and not funded by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan or by private insurance held by the family.
• Funds to subsidize daily living expenses of both parents or the primary caregiver (in the case of single parent families) should they become unable to work because of caring for their child as a result of their illness. These funds may be used for mortgage payments, utilities and/or groceries.

The TBHCF deals directly with the families in need.

We truly understand the desire to assist a friend or family member going through something so unimaginable as an ill child, but please have them contact us directly.

If not immediate family, we cannot consider the application. Revenue Canada, our Objectives as stated, all determine the process in which we accept applications for assistance.

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