Funds in Disabilities

🆕 Update 9 May: we are halfway through the ride, and we are doubling our 💰 goal! 800 km on a bike in a week ❓ Across the whole Poland ❓ Why not ❗ Bike Against the Odds is a charity initiative to cover the distance of 🚴‍♀️800 km and raise 💰800 USD to support people with intellectual disabilities. How? We plan to set off in Radwanowice near Krakow and bike all the way to the seaside to Lubiatowo - covering 800 km distance between the two rehabilitation-therapy centers for adults with intellectual disabilities set up and run by Mimo Wszystko NGO. Why support? Each donation to this fund is a sign of support of our physical efforts 💪, but most importantly sign of appreciation for daily efforts of the Mimo Wszystko NGO who has helped so far over 35,000 people with disabilities👏 What do we raise for? The proceeds from this fundraiser will be directed towards a new investment in Lubiatowo, i.e. building facilities for people with disabilities and their families to spend holidays at the seaside for free while getting care and rehabilitation provided by the NGO. Also this venture will mark the 10th anniversary of Cisco Krakow 🎉and our long standing cooperation with Mimo Wszystko NGO 💚 Thank you for being with us and your support and generosity! Ps. Keep your fingers crossed for us... and the weather 😊

In August 2017, the course of JD Martz’s life changed forever. As he dove into a wave at Manhattan Beach in California, he injured his C3 and C4 vertebrae, leaving him paralyzed from the shoulders down. After spending one month fighting for his life in the Intensive Care Unit, JD defied the odds by regaining the ability to breathe without a ventilator and to speak on his own again. Subsequently, the 29-year-old left his successful career behind in California and moved into his parent’s home in Beverly, MA to recover. With a tireless approach and positive attitude, he has taken on an extensive rehab regimen to begin his quest toward recovery. Now living in Danvers, MA with his Rockstar, part-time caregiver wife Caitriona, the two work to live the best life they can with the burden of high costs for necessary medical equipment (medications, chair, vehicle, lift, etc), PCAs, and more. With the support of family, friends, and some amazing institutions like Journey Forward and Spaulding Rehab, JD is working towards recovery to keep his body and mind healthy for years to come.

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Started in 1954 under the Monarchy, the Arc of Hilo is Hawai'i Island's Largest Non-profit Supporting Youth and Adults with Disabilities through Youth Transition, Employment, and Community Services. As a Guidestar Gold-endorsed agency, we are proud of our role as the island's largest employer of youth and adults with disabilities, with almost half a million dollars paid out in wages last year to participant workers with special needs, who provide contracted services such as landscaping, laundry and janitorial services in over 100 work sites. With double the poverty rate of all the islands at 19.1% of the population, the Arc of Hilo fills an important role to provide hope and opportunity to transition-age youth with special needs, who otherwise stay in school until age 22 as they would otherwise remain unemployed and potentially homeless. We are seeking $250,000 to help us expand our services throughout rural Hawai'i Island, where our vision is to provide opportunities for youth who are unable to access meaningful employment and supports without advocacy and employment development, which the Arc of Hilo can provide through its network of employment services and partnerships.

When a child is born with a cleft condition, it affects their health, their self-confidence, their speech development, their ability to make friends and more. “Every child that has a facial difference is our responsibility. If we don’t take care of that child, there’s no guarantee that anyone else will.”

On behalf of more than 40,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities who benefit from Special Olympics North Carolina each year, I invite Cisco to become a supporter of the 2021 Police 5K &10K on October 2nd, 2021. We are asking that you consider making a donation of your choosing. The Torch Run is driven by volunteer members of the North Carolina law enforcement community who raise funds and awareness to support the Special Olympics mission. Torch Run monies help provide training and competition opportunities for athletes throughout the state. For details reach out to Kimberly House | Community Outreach Team Holly Springs Police P.O. Box 8 | 750 Holly Springs Rd. | Holly Springs, NC 27540 Main: (919)557-9111 Desk: (919)577-3101 www.hollyspringsnc.gov Or Captain Michael A. Patterson PO Box 8/750 Holly Springs Road Holly Springs NC 27540 mike.patterson@hollyspringsnc.us 919-567-4705

Bike MS brings us together to change the world for everyone affected by MS. It’s an experience driven by passion, camaraderie and desire to make a difference. From volunteers who help you refuel at rest stops to cyclists encouraging you on the route, we’re all in this together. The Bike MS community has raised more money than any other cycling event for any other cause. To date, Bike MS cyclists, volunteers, and donors have raised more than $1.4 billion to stop MS in its tracks, restore what's been lost, and end MS forever.

Mimo Wszystko ('Against the Odds') NGO is celebrating its 18th anniversary. For the last 18 years, the NGO helped more than 35,000 people with disabilities. Let’s join them in celebrations by donating and doing even more good for others!

In Q1 FY22, Commercial West's Area give back focus will be on Big Sky Bravery. Big Sky Bravery is an organization dedicated to providing post-deployment decompression programs in Montana’s restorative surroundings to members of our military’s active-duty special operations forces. These elite professionals protect our freedom and we'd love to show our gratitude by supporting this incredible organization.

Curated donations for groups that really make a difference globally to people with disabilities

WISE Cares Celebrating Autism Day and having parents share their experience and Dr. Leena share her presentation and creating awareness. Yoga Session by Susan Ruiz

Join us today, and throughout the month of April to learn more about ASD. Let's bring awareness to its challenges, and help create an environment of acceptance.

Here are some good Autism related non-profits that are run by (mostly) autistic people.

You can help us transform lives of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, teaching them to listen, speak, and learn through: proven spoken language and cognitive development curriculum family-centered education innovative technology Our intensive education and therapy program teaches listening and spoken language to children who are deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) so they can close the gap with hearing peers and succeed in mainstream education starting in the first grade. A child who misses this window of neurological development will probably spend his or her school days in special education classes, falling progressively further behind, which is the outcome for up to 90% of children who are D/HH. Technology Opens the Door: Cochlear implants and advanced hearing aids give babies and children access to sound, and those technologies are continually improving. Babies are being implanted before the age of one. However, access to sound is not enough for children to acquire language. Language Requires Early & Intensive Intervention: Optimal age for acquiring language is 0 - 3. After that, the developing brain prunes unused neural pathways and it becomes increasingly difficult for children to listen, speak, and learn as they get older. These babies and children need intensive language instruction and therapy and they need it early, when they are 0 - 3 Our Programs: We operate a Center of Excellence in Redwood City that serves families throughout the Bay Area. Our BabyTalk Teleintervention Program, a partnership with the Stanford School of Medicine, provides in-person speech and language therapy via video link to families of children ages 0-3 who are D/HH throughout California. BabyTalk offers service in English and Spanish. Our Results: We make a difference! From our survey of alumni spanning our 53-year history, 81% of our adult alumni are college students or hold a bachelors degree or higher. This compares with the national average that includes the 90% of children who miss the window: 50% of children in the U.S. who are D/HH finish high school at a fourth grade level of literacy or below (Traxler). COVID and Need: Distance learning and masks create even greater challenges for children who are D/HH. Our specialized distance learning program served 100% of our families during stay-at-home, allowing them to maintain pace of learning. Now we are back on-campus, following COVID protocols. This year is financially challenging because school district budgets are tight, in-person fundraisers are cancelled, and more families are requesting tuition assistance. Your support will make a difference!

Friendship Circle of NJ promotes a greater awareness and understanding of the unique needs and the unique gifts of people with special needs, and encourages respect and empathy for those facing challenges. Children and teens with special needs and their families benefit from a wide array of innovative respite, social, and recreational programs. The Volunteer Club motivates, inspires and enriches the lives of the teen mentors.

We are launching this fund to raise awareness and hopefully donations for some wonderful charities who support people with Disabilities across Ireland.

For the past 8 years, Bridge II Sports has hosted August Madness, a wheelchair basketball tournament fundraiser. Hundreds of people from corporations, community organizations, and universities have been introduced to the life-changing power of adapted sport and the abilities of people with physical disabilities. This year would have been the 9th anniversary of our outstanding event, but COVID-19 has pushed us in an exciting new direction. Virtual Madness still embodies our mission of the event—spread awareness of the competitiveness of adapted sports, break down stereotypes about disability, and support an incredible organization—while keeping all players safe. Instead of a wheelchair basketball tournament, we’re challenging players of ALL skill levels to shoot as many free-throws as possible in 1 minute … while seated in a chair. Same court, same chair, right? We hope you’ll join in the fun from your own chair! COVID has impacted everyone, and funds were given where need was greatest—as it should be. Unfortunately, Bridge II Sports did not receive the funding this year that we have in the past. Our future is at risk as an organization, and we need your help. Why? Every child born with a disability and every Veteran who incurs a disability need and deserve to have physical activity and recreation. Disability creates its own isolation, and adapted sports create community. Adapted sports develop independence and strong mental and emotional health. Our goal is to raise $100,000 so that we can continue to provide the programs and events that are so vital to our community. Thank you for your support! https://www.bridge2sports.org/virtualmadness/#tab-id-1

A majority of my life I have spent struggling with mental disabilities and illnesses that prevent me from living my life even slightly. Recently I have had some things happen and have lost some people that has caused me to become more suicidal than I have ever been. The doctor visits and medical costs are becoming to much to bare and causing me to suffer more. As a mother of 3 I just want to stay alive and give my children the best life I possibly can, these mental illnesses make that task next to impossible. I was told about this in hopes I could raise some money to help end my fight with my mental illnesses. With the right amount of money and help from outside medical sources I can live a better life. So from one Campbells employee to another could you offer some help? Anything Helps... Thank you!!!!!!!

Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are among the most deadly that someone can sustain. The severity and location of the injury on the spinal cord determine its impact — the higher the damage, the more severe and deadly it is likely to be. For example, a cervical spinal cord injury is more life-threatening than a lumbar SCI, although both are life-altering injuries. According to the most recent statistics from the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC), there are estimated to be between 247,000 and 358,000 people living with SCIs living in the United States. Bernado Zendejas is a former TAC engineer in his 20¨s that transitioned to a Pre sales SE role in the SP segment and then got SCI during a beach vacation, after a long fight to regain mobility he´s back working for Cisco at GVE. Re-certifying his CCIE and achieving his Devnet certification. You think the pandemic is a challenge and you feel gaunt? Look for inspiration in Bernardo story a true life HERO https://www.themiamiproject.org/

Our Mission at Noble is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families. Noble does not charge families for their services, as they get reimbursed through Medicaid. However, it’s not enough to cover the cost of providing quality services. That’s why Noble writes grants and host fundraising events. Unfortunately, due to COVID, we have had to cancel 2 of our 3 largest fund raising events in 2020. Please consider donating to our cause as we try to make up the difference! Here is a quick video explaining in more detail who and how Noble helps our community: https://youtu.be/YS6H2qyKnCM

Support people with dissabilities to develop more significant relationships and encourage self-esteem.

Lend for the Blind !!!!!!!!

Please join me in supporting the A-T Children's Project in honor of my late, beautiful niece Jessica Gomez. Help the A-T Children's Project to drive research, develop therapies and sponsor a clinical center for ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), a fatal genetic disease that attacks children, causing progressive loss of muscle control, cancer, and immune system problems.

With the spirit of March Madness upon us, Hoops for Heroes is aimed to help support the 2020 Valor Games Southeast. Valor Games Southeast is a spirited three day adaptive sports competition for veterans and members of the Armed Forces that takes place right here in RTP. Please join me in supporting the nonprofit, Bridge II Sports, that graciously hosts the games each year! All proceeds will directly benefit the men and women who take partake in the events. Wheelchair Basketball, a fan favorite, is held at the Iconic Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University. As we gear up for March Madness I am hoping to ignite the warrior spirit in you and draw more awareness to this amazing cause.

NC Students who are committed to celebrating people with special needs. We have come together to create an all inclusive prom event that will have an environment that leaves a positive impact for every child. We strive to create an atmosphere where each kid feels comfortable and important. We will do this by focusing on each child's uniqueness and distinct personality, allowing them to feel special in their own skin.