Because Every Child Deserves Help
We believe every child deserves the support they need to be their best selves. We have many ways to make the cost of therapy manageable for every family! We have a robust group of trained volunteers and sliding scale payment is available. If you’d like to hear more about our financial options, or if you have any questions about any of these sources, please contact us at the form below, or send us an email at info@languagetherapy4kids.com
Third-Party Financial Resources
These companies listed below provide financial benefits to certain groups and demographics. We have linked each company here, and if you have any questions you can reach out to them, or send us an email above and we’ll be happy to chat with you about your options.
Extended Health Benefits
Extended Health Plans often cover a portion of speech and language assessments/therapy. Please check with your personal health benefits provider for details specific to your plan.
Variety, the Children’s Charity of British Columbia
Individual Grants: Variety provides financial assistance for children who have special needs, with the costs of a wide range of equipment, therapies, educational, social, and recreational programs. Applications require a letter from a speech-language pathologist outlining the need for speech-language therapy.
For more information contact Tami Leidl, Director, Heart of Variety Fund at:
T: 604.268.3893 Toll-Free: 1.800.381.2040
F: 604.320.0535 Email: heart.fund@variety.bc.ca
Autism Funding (British Columbia)
Autism Funding is provided by The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) for children under age 6 and ages 6-18.
Under Age 6: If your child is under six and you want to use autism funding to pay for services, you need to choose service providers from the RASP. All of our Speech-language pathologists are on the Registry of Autism Service Providers (RASP) List. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs/autism-spectrum-disorder/build-your-support-team/registry-autism-service-providers
Autism Funds: Ages 6 – 18 may be used for Behaviour consultants/interventionists, Speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, Life skills and social skills programs, Out-of-school support/tutoring (not part of the regular school program), Specialized therapeutic activities, and camps designed to address your child’s ASD, Dietary or nutritional counseling from a registered dietician/nutritionist, Family counseling/therapy, Other interventions recommended by a professional/specialist (pre-approval suggested).
If you have questions regarding Autism Funding Programs please contact:
Autism Funding Unit
PO Box 9776 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC V8W 9S5
Telephone (toll-free): 1-(877)-777-3530 (service is available in several languages)
Fax: 250-356-8578
Email: MCF.AutismFundingUnit@gov.bc.ca
CKNW Kids Fund:
A child or youth from birth to age 19 who is a resident of the Lower Mainland of BC who requires extra medical, social, educational, or environmental supports to enhance or improve their health, development, quality of life, and community integration.
In particular in the areas of:
Communication (speech, language, hearing) and Cognition
Sensory/motor
Social/Emotional/Behavioral/Prevention
Self-help (adaptive)
Phone: 604-331-2711
Email: cknwkidsfund@corusent.com
Website: https://www.cknwkidsfund.com/
Government of BC: At Home Program
School-Aged Extended Therapies Benefit: The At Home Program assists parents with some of the extraordinary costs of caring for a child with severe disabilities at home through a range of health supports and services. The School-Aged Extended Therapies (SAET) benefit of the At Home Program (AHP) is available to children aged five or older who are enrolled in AHP Medical Benefits.
The benefit includes speech-language pathology (SLP), OT along with other services.
Phone Toll-Free: 1-888-613-3232
Email: MCF.MedicalBenefitsProgram@gov.bc.ca
Self Design
The SelfDesign Learning Community is among the largest distance/distributed learning schools and personalized learning programs in British Columbia, Canada. Funded by the BC Ministry of Education, SelfDesign provides services for all learners needing additional supports to maximize their Learning Opportunities. SLP services, OT and many other supports are provided with Selfdesign.
Phone Toll-Free: 1-877-353-3374
Website: https://selfdesign.org/
Oak & Orca (Hands-on Home Learning)
A funding source for families who are creating alternative education plans for their child which can include speech-language therapy sessions.
Phone Toll-Free: 1-888-383-6619
Email: hands-on@orcapod.ca
Website: https://oakandorca.ca/#home-learning
Government of Canada – Tax Credits
Child disability tax credit. Please check with your tax professionals as there may be other tax credits that are applicable (e.g. summer groups or art camps)