Older Child Grant (age)

This policy change was made as of June 2023:

Moving forward, typical teens (13 and up) will be listed on our site if sent to us by an agency. We want to make it clear that our dedication to children with disabilities has not changed, and will remain our main focus. More and more research has come out that trauma and living in institutions is a special need also.

We will ONLY list children sent to us by agencies. This is the same across the board for all of our children. We will not be opening individual donation buttons or grants on these teens, at this time.  Instead, we will use this grant pool.

We will not be posting face pics for these older children, as well. This was a decision made by our board, as a nod to the fact that typical children have different needs and we want to be very careful and conscious of respecting their privacy.

$12,975.80 is currently available in this grant fund.

Your gift will serve ALL of the children, as 10% of each Waiting Child Donation is shared with our Voice of Hope fund, as well!
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*** IF YOU ARE ON A MOBILE AND HAVING DIFFICULTY, Please sign into PayPal and send via ‘Friends and Family’ to paypal@reecesrainbow.org with ‘Older Child Grant: Age’ in the message. Thank you! ***

This grant is currently awarded up to $500, as funds are available.  This grant is for children who are listed on Reece’s Rainbow, with their main need their age.  To see those children who are currently listed in this category, please visit here.

To donate to this Older Child Grant and help the grant grow, please use the Donate button above, or send a check to:

Reece’s Rainbow
PO Box 146
Combined Locks, WI 54113

Grant for EE4 and EE6 Children

Children listed in our Eastern European EE4 & EE6 programs are eligible for a $2000 grant when they have an approved family commit to them!  We are excited to help adoptive families start the process with a little seed grant!

These are small programs & we can’t show the pictures of waiting children, so we want to give a little boost to families who are willing to take the leap and bring one of these beautiful, deserving children home!

$8,841.18 is currently available in this grant fund. 100% of your donation goes into this grant fund!

*** IF YOU ARE ON A MOBILE AND HAVING DIFFICULTY, Please sign into PayPal and send via ‘Friends and Family’ to paypal@reecesrainbow.org with ‘EE Grant’ in the message. Thank you! ***

Checks save us fees, and can be mailed to:
Reece’s Rainbow
PO Box 146
Combined Locks, WI 54113

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

  • This is a new grant pool, specifically for the children listed in these specific Eastern European countries.  We do not publicly share the name of these countries.
  • ONLY CHILDREN LISTED WITH RR (currently or previously) are eligible for these grant pool funds.  The children who are eligible for this grant were listed with us, in EE4 or EE6.
  • Please email Michelle (at) ReecesRainbow.org if you have questions about a specific child being eligible for this grant.
  • Older children are still eligible for Older Child Grants instead of this grant, where applicable.
  • Once a complete FSP (Family Support Program) application is received & family profile posted, we will allocate the 2K in the child’s name. Funds will be shown on the child’s individual profile on MFFM (My Family Found Me), and at the bottom of the family’s FSP profile.
  • A current running total of available funds for each grant pool will be provided above, for full transparency.
  • Donors can (and should!) give to keep these grant pools adequately funded! Donation button is available above; checks still welcome!
  • Donations will go 100% to this grant pool.
  • This program and these children need WARRIORS!  Our job as a community is to find adoptive families for them as quickly as possible.

Older Child Grant — Other Special Needs

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$195,612.54 is currently available in this grant fund. When using this donate button, 100% of your donation goes to this grant fund!

*** IF YOU ARE ON A MOBILE AND HAVING DIFFICULTY, Please sign into PayPal and send via ‘Friends and Family’ to paypal@reecesrainbow.org with ‘Older Child Grant: Other Special Needs’ in the message. Thank you! ***

This grant is currently awarded up to $5,000.  This grant is for children with special needs (other than Down syndrome), ages 10 & up.

$800k+ has been awarded in Older Other Special Needs Grants since May 2016.

Beginning May 2016, children age 10 & up are eligible for an Older Child Grant.  Additional information available on the new Older Child Grant policy.  July 2018:  New change for the older child grant funds:  Any newly listed older children will be given and keep an individual grant, as the younger children are, to receive donations. Newly listed children, going forward, will not be eligible for the large grant (5k for Other Special Needs).

To donate to the Older Child (Other Special Needs) Grant and help the grant grow, please use the Donate button above, or send a check to:

Reece’s Rainbow
PO Box 146
Combined Locks, WI 54113

Older Child Grant — Down Syndrome


Children with Down syndrome age 10 & up are eligible for a $15,000 grant.

These older children with Down syndrome currently have $350,000+ in waiting funds.

Since May 2016, $500,000+ has been awarded in Older Child grant for children with Down syndrome!

Additional information available on the new Older Child Grant policy.

For a list of children who are eligible for these grant funds:

Older Boys with Down Syndrome  &  Older Girls with Down Syndrome
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Through 2022, children with Down syndrome ages 6-9 are eligible for a $5000 Older Child Grant!

Boys ages 6-9  and Girls ages 6-9
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To donate to the Older Child Grants (Down syndrome) and help the grant pool grow:


Your gift will serve ALL of the children, as 10% of each Waiting Child Donation is shared with our Voice of Hope fund, as well!
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Checks can be mailed to:  Reece’s Rainbow * PO Box 146 * Combined Locks, WI 54113