Case Management Focus: The Impact on Children When There is a Workers’ Compensation Injury

Sarasota, FL (WorkersCompensation.com) -- I came across a new resource and hope you will check it out. Kids' Chance is a non-profit organization that aims to give the kids of injured workers injured or taken ill due to a work-related injury/illness a chance at a better future. The imputes to start this organization was from a person who had a worker’s comp claim and realized that his children would be affected as a result of his injury and his ability to return to his job.

Nurse Case Management knows that when there is a workers' comp claim, the entire family is impacted in many ways, especially when children are involved as plans become uncertain. And sending a child to college under the circumstances can be tough or even impossible.

Today, there is a Kids' Chance chapter in all 50 States. Each organization provides scholarships and support to ensure kids can complete their education and pursue their desired career paths.

Since their inception 35 years ago, Kids' Chance has collectively awarded over 10,000 scholarships, totaling over 36 million dollars.

Kids' Chance of America unites the workers' compensation community to support kids and their families by providing resources, developing sustainable state organizations, and powering the pipeline of eligible applicants.

Nurse Case Managers working with an injured worker with children can fill out a form that goes into the national database. Criteria for Kids’ Chance scholarships vary by state. To see how your state handles scholarships, find your Kids’ Chance organization. Know that their scholarships are awarded to those attending any accredited post-secondary or technical educational program.

The goal of the program is to help children advance their education. There is no limit on the number of children in the family who would be eligible for a grant. The only qualification to be considered for a grant is that the injured worker has a compensatory claim.

To learn more about Kids' Chance, visit our website at www.kidschance.org.

If you have learned about a resource you would like to share, please email me at allewellyn48@gmail.com, and I can feature it in an upcoming post.

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