First Hand Foundation
Serves Atlanta by phone or online (based in Kansas City, MO).
(720) 935-7250
First Hand Foundation gives grants to help children who have no health insurance, or not enough, get medical care. Grants help with costs like surgeries, prescriptions, medical equipment, and travel to care. It also runs volunteer projects that pack care kits for children entering foster care and hygiene kits.
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What they offer 7
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Healthe Kids ScreeningsProgram
School-based health screenings for children. The foundation relaunched this program in 2026 after it had become its own nonprofit in 2013.
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Love Bags and Feminine Hygiene Kits Volunteer ProjectsProgram
Volunteers pack Love Bags, which are care packages of personal items for children entering foster care. They also build hygiene kits for people who need them. Groups and individuals are welcome.
Grants
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Clinical Care Grants
One of the foundation's three main grant types. It helps with a child's clinical care costs, such as surgeries, prescriptions, and therapies.
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Medical Equipment Grants
One of the foundation's three main grant types. It helps pay for medical equipment a child needs, such as a wheelchair.
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Pediatric Medical Grants
Grants that help families pay for a child's medical needs when the child has no insurance or not enough. They can cover things like surgeries, prescriptions, medical equipment, and travel for care.
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Travel Assistance Grants
One of the foundation's three main grant types. It helps families with the cost of traveling for a child's medical care, including a night's stay for a family traveling for treatment.
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