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Commitment
to Care Campaign
CLH Foundation’s fundraising efforts will help ensure that individuals after year – and with this support this gentleman has thrived. Another
who live in CLH Supported Living Homes will continue to fully access individual was suffering seizures when he came to CLH, with
the unfunded medical supplies and essential items they need to thrive very limited ability to express himself. CLH pays for his
and to remain healthy and well. Covering these unfunded expenses has unfunded (but crucial) medication, and it has had
always been the practice of CLH Developmental Support Services, a the most wonderful impact: his seizures have
tradition and level of care that is unique. The financial challenges of the decreased, and he is able to speak very well.
past year have drawn attention to the need for CLH DSS to find other Without the assistance of CLH, the cost of the
ways to continue to cover these costs without placing any financial prescription – at $800 monthly – would be an
burden on the individuals themselves. CLH Foundation’s Commitment to insurmountable barrier to this transformative
Care campaign will help meet that need. treatment.
You might be surprised – as we were! – to learn that many basic Your generous support of Commitment
medical needs are not covered or even considered through traditional to Care and CLH Foundation will ensure
government models of support, even though most supported individuals that success stories like these can
live on a very fixed income. This means that over-the-counter continue to be a reality – and that
medication and preparations, vitamins, meal replacements, hygiene those who need our help can continue
products and other supplies are simply not covered. Significant costs to count on us. To learn more, make a
such as these would be difficult for anyone, and without the help of CLH, donation, or become a monthly donor, visit
it is uncertain how the 90 adults in our Supported Living Homes, many of www.clhfoundation.ca
whom have complex medical needs, would be able pay those costs.
For example, one CLH-supported individual requires specialized
feeding-tube food that costs more than $700 monthly. He has no ability
to pay for this, so CLH covers these costs month after month, year
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