SBF Foundation
Our Programs and Services
From educational resources to emotional support, we strive to empower our community and improve their quality of life. Explore our programs and services below to see how we can assist you on your journey toward health and wellness.
Wig Outreach Program
Many lupus and fibromyalgia survivors suffer from alopecia due to the illness or medications taken to treat the illness. Losing your hair can be devastating and traumatic. Social Butterflies Foundation wants to ensure survivors that they are beautiful inside and outside. They are not alone.
The Wig Outreach program does not just focus on wigs, but it addresses wellness. The program hosts workshops with guest speakers discussing hair, skin, and other beauty tips to focus on both inside and outside.
You must reside in Virginia to qualify for assistance.
For more information about the wig outreach program, please contact Crystal Solomon at csolomon@socialbutterfliesfoundation.org
To complete an application for assistance –
Wig Outreach Request Form
Care Outreach Program
The Care Outreach Program is our way of showing that we care. We want survivors to know that they
are not alone. When a survivor is dealing with bereavement, hospitalized, had surgery, welcomed a new baby, got a new promotion, or celebrating a birthday or even retirement, Social Butterflies Foundation acknowledges those moments with them.
The Care Program also has distributed blessing bags filled with PPE and backpacks filled with school supplies. During the holidays, we adopt families residing in Virginia to ensure that they are able to have a joyous one as well. It is important for Social Butterflies Foundation to be a blessing to others and uplift the lupus and fibromyalgia community.
For more information about the Care Outreach Program, please contact Crystal Solomon at csolomon@socialbutterfliesfoundation.org
Social Butterflies Foundation Lupus & Fibro Support Group
The Social Butterflies Foundation’s Lupus & Fibro Support Group provides a safe and understanding environment for both youth and adult survivors, their families, and caregivers to unite. We discuss a range of topics and often have various guest speakers to help survivors and families live healthier lives despite these debilitating illnesses. It is our goal to take a holistic approach focusing on the mind, body, and spirit. Most importantly, we focus on the survivor and their families. Support Group is more than just a group. We are a family! In this family, we fight together!
Support Group meetings are currently being held every 4th Saturday from 11:00 AM -1:00 PM at Sentara Careplex Hospital, 3000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666 inside conference room D. Members will be notified of any changes when necessary. The Support Group Facilitator is Mrs. Chastity Corbett. Her contact email address is chastity@socialbutterfliesfoundation.org
Join the Social Butterflies Foundation Lupus & Fibro Support Group today! This is a FREE service, and the relationships and memories created are priceless. – Support Group Form
Follow us on our Support Group Facebook Page –
https://www.facebook.com/SBFLupusandFibroSupportGroup
Emergency Financial Assistance
Living with a chronic illness does not just affect the individual physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. It also affects them financially. Often survivors may miss numerous days of work, are unable to work full-time, or are deemed disabled. Social Butterflies Foundation understands this dilemma and created its Emergency Financial Assistance program to help provide some relief bridging the gap in service. The Emergency Financial Assistance Program will assist persons 18 years of age or older medically diagnosed with lupus and/or fibromyalgia with grants to assist with medical bills and prescription costs directly related to lupus or fibromyalgia. A medical release form must be completed, signed, and emailed to the program director in order to verify a lupus or fibromyalgia diagnosis. Proof of identity will be required. Approved grants will be paid directly to the agency or healthcare provider. The Emergency Financial Assistance is currently available for Virginia residents only.
Important Guidelines and Criteria:
• The Social Butterflies Foundation financial grant MUST BE directly related to the treatment of lupus and/or fibromyalgia or a “lupus/fibromyalgia-related” emergency. Grant requests are not accepted for rent, mortgage, car payments, cell phone bills, or cable and internet services. Grant relief for utilities such as electricity, water, and gas will be considered if it will exacerbate the survivors’ medical condition.
• Applicants must identify the need and demonstrate how a grant will either fully cover the need or supplement personal or provider resources. Approved grants will be paid directly to the agency or healthcare provider.
• Grant requests must be exhaustive – requests will not be considered if assistance is available through ANY other sources (other organizations, government agencies, health insurance coverage).
• Grants are limited to one per 12-month period per person. The approved grant amount is determined based on the proven balance amount owed, and it will not exceed $250. If the amount owed exceeds $250, the applicant must have the excess amount paid prior to receiving any approved grants.
Examples of Financial Need: Purchase of necessary medications or drugs (on physician’s orders).
For more information about the Emergency Financial Assistance Program, please contact Shannon Spivey at sspivey@socialbutterfliesfoundation.org.
To complete an application for assistance –
EFA Request Form
Chastity Corbett Scholarship
As part of our commitment to empowering our community, we offer scholarships to individuals with lupus or fibromyalgia who are pursuing higher education.