Nanaimo - Duncan - Powell River

Funding is available through a number of agencies for various Home Medical Equipment products. The following is an alphabetic list of links and funding sources:

• Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation has both the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) and the Home Adaptations for Seniors Independence Program (HASI). Contact is by phone: 1-800-668-2642 or visit www.cmhc.ca or contact Medichair in Nanaimo. We have A pamphlet available that explains these programs.
• Giving In Action - The Giving in Action Society provides grants to families living in the province of British Columbia through two funds - the Family Independence Fund and the Children and Youth with Special Needs Fund. These grants enable families to stay together by addressing accessibility issues in their home and community. Their website is www.givinginaction.ca/
• Community Living BC - At Home Program. The At Home Program was developed to assist parents with some of the extraordinary costs of caring for a child with severe disabilities at home. Their website is http://www.communitylivingbc.ca/what_we_do/support_for_children/at_home.htm