#AwesomeDisability | December’s Winner & Apply for January's Grant
Our 71st grant!
The winner of December’s Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (#AwesomeDisability) grant is Gregory Perez with DeafCan: Mentorship for Deaf-Autistic Adults.
Visit https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/210904-deafcan-mentorship-for-deaf-autistic-adults to learn more about the project!
Image description: A photo depicting Gregory working 1:1 with a client in the Deaf mentorship program (grocery shopping program). This client has given written permission for the picture to be posted.
What our grantee is saying: “Receiving this grant means so much to me. It means we can help more people, give them more quality time and provide more activities. I’m so excited to watch this program grow!”
A few reminders & updates:
Submit your application between January 1 - 15 to be considered for January’s grant. If you apply outside of this window, you will not be considered. If you have previously applied and were not selected, we would encourage you to re-apply.
Apply for a grant at http://disability.awesomefoundation.org.Note that we do not accept requests to fund an individual's medical needs, rent, utilities, home repairs, car trouble, appliances, etc. Submissions MUST be submitted in English (use Google Translate if needed).
If you identify as a person with a disability and can commit to contributing $100/month for at least 3 months, join us as a trustee! Help us spread the word on Twitter!
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- Trustees of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter
Tiffany, Walei, Liz, Alexandra, Adam, Ingrid, Kate, Kathryn, Marissa, Marisa, Kathy and Nico
The Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter is an entirely volunteer-run and 100% disability led economic justice initiative launched in 2017 by Alice Wong and Tiffany Yu.
Our impact to date: $70,500 to 71 projects in 10 countries (U.S., India, Canada, the Netherlands, England, Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador, Peru, and Uganda).