Family Support Program (FSP)

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The Family Support Program provides financial assistance for products, resources and other service items related to the care of a child with special health needs.

2008 Camp Guide

(Camp Guide PDF)

Examples of FSP covered service items (MS Word document)

General Eligibility, Medical Eligibility, Financial Eligibility, How to Apply, Other Funding

General Eligibility

Children birth to 21 years of age
Families must live in Oregon or pay Oregon income tax

Medical Eligibility

Medical eligibility for includes children that have long-term developmental, physical, or medical conditions.

All three of the following elements must exist for a child to be eligible for the Family Support Program.

The special health need is complex enough to:
- restrict growth, development, or
- restrict the ability to engage in usual activities, or
- create a functional limitation
The condition requires specialty medical care or more medical services than a typically developing child of the same age.
The condition has lasted or is likely to persist at least 12 months

According to this definition a child with a diagnosed chronic, long-term special health need or disability would not be eligible unless they were currently receiving specialized services and were experiencing limitations as a result of that condition.

Financial Eligibility

Raising a child with a special health need can cause financial hardship for families, regardless of their income. Therefore, OCCYSHN will not impose an income limit or conduct a formal financial screening process to determine eligibility, however a demonstrated financial need must exist.

Financial eligibility is based on the following:

Family financial need will be determined by the individual who is facilitating the request for FSP funds on behalf of the family. A statement of financial need should be included on the request form.
Due to limited funding, priority is given to those families who have a true demonstrated need.
FSP dollars are the payment of last resort.
Annual cap of $750.00 per child, per year.

How to Apply:

FSP applications can be submitted through a representative of one of the Title V Programs (CaCoon, Community Connections Network (CCN), Strengthening Oregon Community Services (SOCS) or Family Involvement Network (FIN)) or directly to the Family Support Program by a health, education, or agency advocate.

For more information contact:

Patty Day

Office Administrator, FSP Manager

Oregon Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (OCCYSHN)

dayp@ohsu.edu (email)

(503) 494-8704

1-877-307-7070

fax: (503) 494-2755

Pat Langston

Resource Consultant

Oregon Center for Youth with Special Health Needs (OCCYSHN)

langstop@ohsu.edu (email)