Do you have information on grant or private foundational programs for troubled teens? My dear friend is in a desperate situation and I'm trying to help her. She adopted an abused/neglected child from another country about 15 years ago. Since that time, she has provided a warm/caring home to this child and two other adopted children. This child has been diagnosed with attachment disorder, and also has a number of psychological problems related to early abuse and neglect, and as much as my friend and her husband have tried to help her lead a normal life, the child has wound up as a troubled tween and now a troubled teen (she's 17 now). My friend recently liquidated her assets to send this teen to an outward-bound-type program where the child was further evaluated, and has had a diagnosis of needing an in-resident program for a full year. (The counselors/doctors making the recommendation to not have any vested interest, as they recommended programs not associated with their organization.) Since my friend has liquidated her assets (and yes, she and her husband both work full time, and support two other children) we're trying to find out if there are any grants or foundations around that may help her put her child in this resident program. Her health insurance only covers $1400 a month for the program, and the program costs $6K a month (far more than the take-home pay). Is anyone aware of a grant program or private foundation that offers funding or loans for parents to put their child in this type of program? The child cannot be left at home unattended and should not come back into the home with the other children as she poses a danger to herself and to others due to her at-risk behaviour and putting the family in dangerous situations. (Such as inviting thugs to their home, skipping school, etc.) If you have any links or mailing addresses for such a fund, would you please reply to this post? I've spent hours trying to find this information myself, but I can only find charitable funds that give or loan money to organizations, not to individual families. My friend and her family are warm, caring, generous people who put their entire lives into raising three adopted children. They have tried everything they can think of, and only as a last resort are asking people for assistance for their daughter. They are very capable of repaying a loan, however, due to the economy loan approvals are scarce at this time. Thank you so much for any information or help you can provide. Also, if you know of good resident programs (from personal/family experience) that provide help to troubled teens with attachment disorder, but at a lower per-month rate or that provide financing -- I'd appreciate a link for those as well. THANK YOU!!!! Location: Won't cost you a dime it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests mass