Life Changing Grants and Scholarships for Wilderness Therapy: a Conversation With Sky's the Limit Fund's Rochelle Bochner and Lani Dorff

ABOUT THE EPISODE:
Parents are often hit with sticker shock when they start researching treatment options for their adolescent or young adult children, especially if Wilderness Therapy is on that list. With costs reaching $500 per day, it can mean families have to forego treatment only because of financial constraints. 

When Rochelle Bochner's son was in a wilderness therapy program and she realized only families with strong financial means could access this life-changing experience she teamed up with her friend Lani to change the game. With a small pool of seed money from her 50th birthday and a plan sketched on a restaurant tablecloth, this dynamic duo has created a world-class non-profit that's helped over 700 families access therapy, after-care and family coaching. 

This is a must-listen episode for parents who know they need outside help for their child but aren't able to afford the steep price tag of wilderness therapy. You'll learn so much from Lani and Rochelle including:

• how every grant provided by Sky's The Limit Fund is doubled in impact by the partnering wilderness therapy program
• why they added aftercare and family coaching for each of their grant recipient families
• the rigorous process they have to ensure the right families are receiving funds
• the lengths parents will go to to get their teens and young adult kids into treatment
• what COVID has done to their grant request pipeline
• how one donor provided a quarter of a million dollars to ensure kids in treatment wouldn't get sent home due to COVID's impact
• the typical scenario of a family reaching out to them for assistance
• guidance for parents on what to do in the days and weeks leading up to requesting a grant
• what they most want parents to know after working with families for over 10 years
• their own personal self-care tips for parents
• and lots more

EPISODE RESOURCES:

• Sky’s The Limit Fund - information and how to apply for a grant

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