Therapy Grants
What is the BFF Therapy Grant?
The main focus of the Breaking Free Foundation is to help make trauma healing more accessible for everyone. One of the ways in which we are doing this, is through our therapy grant program, which allows approved candidates to receive designated trauma therapy services, paid for via our foundation.
Our grants are only approved for use with trauma therapists in Alberta. Any trauma-informed therapy whether it’s psychology, EMDR, equine therapy, art therapy or whatever is calling to you, can be supported through our grant. The only stipulation, is that therapists are subject to approval by Breaking Free.
Approved candidates, will receive $750 towards trauma-informed treatments, paid directly to the therapist. We know this kind of specialized therapy can be expensive, and this may not cover the duration of a client’s needs, but we believe wholeheartedly this will give clients a good head-start with their healing. Once clients have used their $750 grant, they can reapply for a second grant (lifetime max of $1,500 per client).
We want to pave the road for trauma healing and create valuable conversations about mental health, trauma and abuse. Removing the stigma, starting the healing, one day at a time.
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Please apply by filling out this form and emailing it to: contact@breakingfreefoundation.ca
The maximum amount payable to an eligible recipient per approved application is $750. There is a $1,500 lifetime maximum per individual.
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Yes. Our Therapy Grants are currently only available in Alberta, Canada. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we are working to expand services outside of this area. Please stay tuned.
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Anyone who is a resident of Alberta and is coping with PTSD or symptoms related to a trauma.
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For applicants seeking trauma therapy, grants are approved on a first-come, first-served basis, as funding becomes available.
At Breaking Free Foundation, we do not compare or rank people’s traumas. Everyone’s story matters, and no application is moved ahead of another based on someone’s experiences or circumstances.
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Every application is placed on our waitlist first. At the end of each month, our board of directors reviews our available funding alongside the number of applicants waiting for support. When funds are available, we release them for immediate use through therapy grants.
As a volunteer-run organization without a consistent source of funding, we rely primarily on private donations. Because donations vary from month to month, we cannot provide a timeline for when an application will be approved.
We know waiting for support can be difficult. We share this process so applicants understand how decisions are made and what affects the wait.
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Successful applicants are able to work with any practitioner who is an approved Breaking Free Trauma Practitioner.
If your therapist isn’t currently an approved vendor, they will be asked to fill out an application. If they approved, you can use your grant towards work with them.
If they are not approved, you can select one of the 500+ approved trauma practitioners on our roster.
I am a trauma therapist, how do I become part of the program?
Trauma-informed therapists can apply to be approved practitioners with us by filling out the application below.
