Help & Heal Mental Health Fund Grants are made on an ongoing basis to help Help & Heal Mental Health Fund members meet a debt need or pay a creditor for the basics of living — shelter, water, electricity or food. These small personal grants are intended for people to meet an unexpected or emergency financial expense that an individual could not have anticipated or prepared for. These grants are meant to help keep the lights on or put food on the table. “Community fund drives,” which are run multiple times per year on the forums, support the funding of these grants.
The goal of these grants is to help ensure that an otherwise self-sufficient individual does not fall into unmanageable debt or enter into a cycle of poverty that would be difficult to climb out of.
Any individual meeting the criteria below may apply for a Community Fund Grant. The maximum grant available under this program is $599.00. An individual can receive this grant only once.
Specific Grant Guidelines:
- Please fill out the Grant Application form
- You must be a confirmed member of the MySupportForums.org site for at least one (1) month
- You must have an immediate, emergency, one-time need
- You must have a mental disorder diagnosis
- You must be at least 18 years old and a citizen of the United States
- You can only apply on behalf of yourself
- You must have exhausted all other resources for funding first
- You should demonstrate that the grant will have a significant and/or immediate impact on your life
- Proof of outstanding bills or debt is required (e.g., photocopies of bills)
- Only one grant (maximum amount: $599) per person/household per every three (3) years will be granted if the other guidelines are met
- We do not fund grants for psychedelic or other types of experimental treatments
All grant applications will be reviewed by the Community Fund Grant Application Committee on an as-needed basis, and decisions rendered within 21 days. The Grant Application Committee’s decision for approval or rejection of a grant application is final.
Apply for a Grant
Download and completely & accurately fill out the interactive PDF below:
Photos of the form will not be accepted. Go to your local public library to use a computer if need-be.
Please do not inquire about the status of your application. All applications are reviewed and a determination is made within 21 days.
Important Notes
Please note that additional documentation may be requested. The more documentation you provide up-front, the more likely you will receive a positive determination. Grant determinations generally take up to 21 days to review and process. No monies are guaranteed to be awarded upon a completed application and all determinations are final.
Your grant, if approved, is funded through donations via a “community fund drive” in the Help & Heal Mental Health Fund, as well as existing funding from the organization.
Only one grant of any type will be awarded by our organization per household per every three (3) years. Please do not apply again if you’ve already been awarded a grant in the past three (3) years, as your application will be rejected.