For example, the "Independent Lifestyle Scheme," worked on by the Taipei City Government in cooperation with the Garden of Hope Foundation originally planned to help support over-18s who had completed the course with an NT $ 1000 monthly living allowance, but once funding was cut the foundation didn't want to abandon the kids, and just tightened its belt and continued funding them itself.
以勵馨與台北市政府合作的「獨立生活方案」為例，此一計畫原本補助 18 歲以上、結案後的孩子每個月 1000 元的基本生活費，但在財源縮減後喊停，為了不讓這些孩子斷炊輟學，勵馨只好自掏腰包繼續補助下去。