[Nfbkpbc] need ideas for grant! HELP!

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I have an opportunity to request grant moneys for supported living for my  
daughter, Annmarie, age 9, who is blind and autistic.  My idea is to write  a 
one-time request to fund a therapeutic playground in our backyard.  This  is due 
April 1, so I don't have much time to come up with a plan, do my homework  
and write it up.
 
Would need to be fenced in, as it is currently only partially fenced.
 
The concept is that right now she is unable to play independently back  
there, because of the lack of fencing (she cannot determine the boundaries of  her 
play area and would wander away).  Also, somewhere I read one of the  best 
ways to get typical peers to want to play at your child's home is to have  neat 
stuff for them to play on/with (does anyone know a citation for  this.....like 
where a professional has said it, that I can quote?).  We  don't have that.  
We have a backyard with a concrete patio, some grass and  lots of weeds, a 
statue of Mary, a lilac bush and some lavendar plants.  I  have a plastic slide, a 
sand box and in the summer I put out a wading  pool.  It isn't much.
 
In addition, I know that things like swinging, sliding, etc. are good  
sensory therapy for her.  Maybe a kind of bike that she could enjoy, like  any other 
9 year old.
 
Help me with some ideas for equipment, etc. I can put into the grant.   I was 
thinking also, maybe, a sensory garden for her.
 
Has anyone done anything like this before?  I would like to hear from  you.
 
I appreciate any guidance or advice from anyone who has ideas or experience  
with this!
Thank you,
Kathryn
 
My daughter  sells Girl Scout cookies!
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I have an opportunity to request grant moneys for supported living for my daughter, Annmarie, age 9, who is blind and autistic.  My idea is to write a one-time request to fund a therapeutic playground in our backyard.  This is due April 1, so I don't have much time to come up with a plan, do my homework and write it up.
 
Would need to be fenced in, as it is currently only partially fenced.
 
The concept is that right now she is unable to play independently back there, because of the lack of fencing (she cannot determine the boundaries of her play area and would wander away).  Also, somewhere I read one of the best ways to get typical peers to want to play at your child's home is to have neat stuff for them to play on/with (does anyone know a citation for this.....like where a professional has said it, that I can quote?).  We don't have that.  We have a backyard with a concrete patio, some grass and lots of weeds, a statue of Mary, a lilac bush and some lavendar plants.  I have a plastic slide, a sand box and in the summer I put out a wading pool.  It isn't much.
 
In addition, I know that things like swinging, sliding, etc. are good sensory therapy for her.  Maybe a kind of bike that she could enjoy, like any other 9 year old.
 
Help me with some ideas for equipment, etc. I can put into the grant.  I was thinking also, maybe, a sensory garden for her.
 
Has anyone done anything like this before?  I would like to hear from you.
 
I appreciate any guidance or advice from anyone who has ideas or experience with this!
Thank you,
Kathryn
 
My daughter sells Girl Scout cookies!
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