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 MS Australia is the only organisation whose sole function is to provide specialisedprograms for people with MS.
MS Australia provides a wide range help to people with MS and gives them the opportunity to choose the services that best suit their individual needs including:
- A range of residential facilities
- Social support programs
- Accommodation support services
- Attendant care in private homes
- Involvement with regional centres and country link programs.
How your School or Library involvement helps
Sponsorship money raised by students through the MS Readathon is returned to individual state/territory MS Society offices to ensure that their donations make a difference to the lives of Australians living with MS in your state/territory community.
MS Australia depends largely on the willingness of schools and the community to support its work. Donations, large and small are vital to our future and our clients.
Without the support of Australian teachers and students, our work would be severely restricted.
How your family and friends sponsor money can help people with MS
All the money you raise from friends and family who sponsor you in the MS Readathon goes to help people in Australia living with MS.
The table below lists ways in which your MS Readathon sponsor money can change the life of someone who has MS.
| $50 |
Pays for a newly diagnosed person to attend an "Understanding MS" session where they can learn about their diagnosis and get much needed support. |
| $150 |
Pays for a 4 week fatigue management class for a person with MS to learn how to manage their fatigue associated with MS. |
| $225 |
Pays for a flexible assistance package for a young person living in a nursing home to enable them to go out and participate in a leisure or social activity. |
| $300 |
Pays for a counselling session for individuals experiencing depression related to their diagnosis of MS. |
| $350 |
Pays for a physiotherapy assessment including a home program of exercises and a review. |
| $725 |
Pays for an attendant carer to provide in home personal care to a person with MS. |
| $1200 |
Pays for a person to have a neuropsychology assessment to identify thinking & memory changes related to MS and a management plan. |
| $1900 |
Pays for a financial grant to assist a person purchase an air conditioner to help relieve MS symptoms made worse by summer heat. |
| $2650 |
Pays for a weeks respite stay to give a person with MS and their family a much needed break from their care routines (as per December 2008 financials-Lidcombe/bed nights). |
| $5500 |
Pays for a financial grant to assist a person purchase a wheelchair. |
| $7500 |
Pays for a day visit to a rural area by our team of health professionals to conduct education & consultations with people affected by MS & health professionals. |
The listed services may not be available uniformly over all parts of the country. Please check with your State MS Society in regards to services available.
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