Mission

EURO-PEDS FOUNDATION (EPS) WAS ESTABLISHED TO RAISE AND ADMINISTER FUNDS FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE FOUNDATION PRIMARILY AWARDS TREATMENT GRANTS TO HELP COVER THE COST OF SPECIALIZED INTENSIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY AT EURO-PEDS, A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, GENETIC SYNDROMES, SPINA BIFIDA AND OTHER GROSS MOTOR DISORDERS. THE EPF BELIEVES THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FIRST STEP; AND WE KNOW THAT THE EXPERT TEAM AT EURO-PEDS UNDERSTANDS THAT MOBILITY MATTERS WHETHER THE CHILD IS LEARNING TO SHIFT HIS WEIGHT TO ASSIS WITH A TRANSFER, DEVELOPING BALANCE TO SIT IN A CHAIR OR LEARNING TO WALK, EACH OF THESE STEPS GIVES THE CHILD A LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE, IMPROVED FUNCITION AND MOBILITY THAT MATTERS.