Learn more about the programs and services that the Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) offers.

Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) Community Service Grants
The Massage Therapy Foundation is committed to bringing therapeutic massage to people in need across the globe. MTF community service grants are awarded to massage practitioners who partner with a local organization to provide massage and bodywork to populations in need. From massaging people living with HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia, hospice patients in California, and seniors in rural Texas to bringing nurturing touch to disabled orphans in Uzbekistan, MTF grant recipients have brought touch to the neglected.

Community Service Grant application deadline – Yearly on April 1st
Visit the Community Service section of the MTF website to learn how you or your chapter members can apply for a grant like this. Additionally, you can read about all of the projects the MTF has funded to date and download a helpful guide that offers tips on getting an initiative started in your own community: “Massage Therapy for the Underserved in Your Community: How to Launch a Successful and Sustainable Community Service Project.”

Read a blog post by MTF Trustee Leslie Young, “Your Work is the Spirit of the Foundation”.

Did You Know?
In 2010, thanks to a generous $10,000 donation from the AMTA Massachusetts Chapter, the MTF was able to fund “Integrative Health Care Solutions/Integrative Touch for Kids” in Tucson, AZ. Below is an excerpt from the project’s summary.

“Going to camp means unbridled fun and adventure especially if you’re a special needs child and every day is a gift. So Shay Beider of Integrative Touch for Kids has designed a no-cost Healing Retreat getaway at an Arizona ranch that serves as a haven for children who have developmental disabilities, genetic conditions, chronic, acute, and life-limiting illnesses. More than 60 healing arts practitioners (including 15­–25 massage therapists) blend their expertise to provide access to therapies to assist in pain management, improve quality of life, and empower the children to be part of their own healing processes. The families also share in the retreat experience, escaping and relaxing, but also gaining knowledge about how to better care for their children as well as themselves. Read more about this project.