www.SkyewardBoundRanch.org
Skyeward Bound
Ranch
is
a nonprofit 501 3C corporation dedicated to providing
special needs children and their families with a rewarding
once in a lifetime family vacation experience. In a unique
partnership with Autism on the Seas,
Skyeward Bound Ranch is offering financial
assistance to families that could not otherwise afford to
vacation with their special needs children/adults.
Grant Program - Open for ALL Special
Needs Families
The SBR Grant Program is a program designed to financially
assist families, wishing to vacation with Autism on the Seas
Cruises and Resort Stays (with Staff), that meet criteria set forth by
Skyeward Bound Ranch.
The
grants may be awarded in any amount up to the full vacation
cost for a family (minus the deposit).
Apply to the
Grant Program
Have QUESTIONS, or would
like more information
All
families applying for financial assistance under the
Skyeward Bound Ranch Grant Program are required to
place their own deposit to secure their cruise/resort stay, upon
being notified (by
Skyeward Bound Ranch) they have been awarded a grant.
Vacation deposits usually range from $200.00 to $500.00 per
cabin/room based the length of the cruise or resort stay.
Families
will have 30 days from the date they are notified (by
Skyeward Bound Ranch) of
their award to book and place the deposit on their desired
cruise/resort stay through Autism on the Seas or their
grant award will be forfeited. .
Completed Grant Applications
will be screened and submitted for review to a five person
panel to determine each candidate's eligibility, by
Skyeward Bound Ranch.
Qualifying applicants will be
notified of their application status within 30 business days
of the date the completed application is received,
by Skyeward Bound Ranch.
Typically grants are awarded
to immediate family members only, Parents/Guardian's,
qualifying children/adults and their siblings living in the
home. The
Skyeward Bound Ranch panel
will evaluate each application individually to determine the
amount of the grant to be awarded.
South
Carolina
Resident - Grant Special
For a Limited Time ONLY
- Special "South Carolina Resident" Financial Program
Special Financial Assistance is available to all South Carolina Residents for
the
South Carolina Cruise with Staff,
click here for more info on the cruise. Simply apply to the
Grant Program (above) for consideration, as long as you
submit your resident state of South Carolina.
Gift Card Program
The SBR Gift Card Program
is a program designed to
financially assist families, currently booked on an Autism
on the Seas Cruise or Resort Stay (with Staff).
Apply to the
Gift Card Program
Have QUESTIONS, or would like more information
The program is
simple!
Guests who are currently booked on one of Autism on the
Seas cruises or resort stays with Staff may be eligible (depending on funding
limitations for each Cruise with Staff) to participate in
Skyeward Bound Ranch's Gift Card Promotion and
donate
to SBR, up
to $500.00 (face value) of any nationally known gift
cards: Walmart, Target, McDonalds, Burger King, Home
Depot, Sports Mart, Sears, etc., in exchange for
up to $1000 towards their cruise fare or to use as an
onboard credit. A list of accepted gift card
merchants will will be provided to you.
The gift cards can be donated to
Skyeward Bound Ranch
in any combination up to
a total of $500.00 (they all do not need to be from the
same merchant).
In return for the gift cards Skyeward Bound Ranch will
donate $1000.00 (for $500 in Gift Cards returned) towards
your vacation with Autism on the Seas.
You may purchase the gift
cards your self, or ask friends/relatives to gift them
to you.
This program is limited for each Cruise/Resort
Stay with Staff, and
families are selected on a first come first serve basis.
Gift Cards must be received by SBR prior to Final
Payment of your vacation.
Why gift cards?
Skyeward Bound Ranch assists many families of terminally ill and special
needs children nationwide. They use these gift cards to provide
needed household products, food, and other needed items to families in
crisis. Skyward Bound Ranch also hosts many charity auctions
nationwide to raise funds for their foundation.
Please
note:
Autism on the Seas
is the agency that provides Skyeward Bound Ranch the family
group vacations and does not have any participation in
selecting families or knowledge of the awarded recipients
until notified by SBR. Autism on the Seas plays no role in the
process, other than to forward the inquiry of it's guest to
SBR for these programs. Autism on
the Seas will contact each family directly to assist them in
the booking process, answer any questions they may have and
provide them with their regular services.
Qualifying grant applicants are subject to cruise/resort
stay
availability and grant funds available. Qualifying families
may be offered an alternative vacation with
availability or placed on a wait list for a future vacation.
The information on
this website (Autism on the Seas) is not to be used as the
official rules or guidelines for the SBR Programs, is for information only, and
may change at any time without notice. The official
rules and guidelines for the Skyeward Bound Ranch Funding
Assistance Programs (described on this website) must be
obtained from Skyeward Bound Ranch. Any and all
inquiries with regard to these programs must be made and
directed to SBR. See the links above for making
requests and inquiries to SBR.
