Easterseals Crossroads has announced that on Jan. 13, it was awarded $25,010 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center 2024 Priority Impact Cycle Quality of Life grants.
In 2024, 22 grants totaling $824,289 were funded to support nonprofits empowering individuals living with paralysis. Since its inception, the program has awarded over 3,990 grants totaling $46 million, made possible through a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living.
Easterseals Crossroads’ Home Modification Program provides on-site demonstrations of assistive devices like ramps, lifts, and grab bars, ensuring they fit the individual’s needs and home layout. Customizing equipment improves accessibility, mobility, and independence, allowing individuals to live more comfortably and safely. The funds will be used to purchase supplies and equipment essential to the program’s success, ensuring high-quality, personalized home modifications.
“Easterseals Crossroads is honored to receive this grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation,” said Brian Norton, VP of Adult Services – Administration. “The Home Modification Evaluation Toolkit will help us bring essential assistive technology and home modification solutions directly to individuals with paralysis, ensuring safer, more accessible homes. This initiative empowers greater independence and improves quality of life and we are excited for the impact it will have in our community.”
Dan McNeal, Director of the Quality of Life Grants Program at the Reeve Foundation, said, “These awards are about restoring independence to our constituents. Our work and number one goal are to enhance the quality of life of people living with paralysis. It is our honor to continue to collaborate with so many dedicated organizations, which have selflessly given their time and efforts to ensure that accessibility and inclusivity remain embedded in the fabric of their programs.”
Learn more about Easterseals Crossroads at eastersealscrossroads.org.
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