Children’s Hemiplegia & Stroke Association

What do I do next?
Your baby or child has just received a diagnosis of hemiplegia or hemiparesis due to an early stroke or a different cause. You’re suddenly thrust into the world you did not expect. How do you help your child live a full life while experiencing your own roller coaster of emotions? You are not alone. CHASA has been helping families since 1996 – we’re here for you.
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Helping Kids With Hemiplegia – Orthotic Grants
We’re helping kids walk! Kids with hemiplegia often need to wear a foot orthotic (brace) to help with balance and walking and these orthotics are very expensive. The CHASA Orthotic Grant Program helps families in need with the expense of purchasing an orthotic.

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Find CHASA on Facebook
CHASA’s friendly and supportive online discussion groups have thousands of parents, mostly moms, of children who have hemiplegia or hemiparesis and discussions range from potty training to how to adapt a car.

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Shoe Exchange – Find Your Sole Mate™
Children and adults with hemiplegic cerebral palsy often need to wear two different sizes of shoes. The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association has created the CHASA Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Shoe Exchange program to assist families in exchanging that extra pair of shoes.

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Let’s Play! 2025 Activity Scholarships

Good news! CHASA is accepting applications for Spring 2025 CHASA Let's Play Scholarships. This scholarship offering is for activities held anytime between Jan. 1, 2025 and August 31, 2025. It can … Read more>

CHASA College Scholarships

Each year, CHASA awards college and vocational school scholarships to students who have a diagnosis of hemiplegia, hemiparesis, hemiplegic cerebral palsy due to any cause or a diagnosis of pediatric … Read more>

Thank you – CHASA Orthotic Grants

For years, CHASA has provided grants to help families purchase orthotics (foot braces). Orthotics help children with balance and walking and are often worn by children and young adults who have a … Read more>

CHASA Retreat for Moms

Join other CHASA moms for an extended weekend of relaxation and fun. This is YOUR time - no work, no school, no family, no therapies, no demands. Expect lots of laughter! Watch this page for dates … Read more>

CHASA Family Retreat

COVID-19 Update - Sadly, the CHASA 2020 Family Retreat has been canceled. Traditionally, registration fees are nonrefundable; however, the pandemic is an unusual circumstance and CHASA has refunded … Read more>

May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month

Kids Have Strokes - Say it. Then do something! May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month. There is strength in numbers and you can join the movement to increase Pediatric Stroke Awareness. This page … Read more>

Research Study: Exploring the motivators and barriers for participation in cerebral palsy related research

This study is no longer accepting participants. The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) has teamed with researchers at Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine, Department … Read more>

Babies with Stroke or Bleeding in the Brain – Research Study

Understanding How the Brain Continues to Develop through Brain Imaging and Brain Stimulation The Gillick Pediatric Laboratory team is conducting research and recruiting babies between the ages of 3 … Read more>