The winner of May’s Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (#AwesomeDisability) grant is Kelsea MacKay with Ability Through Action
Visit https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/222265-ability-through-action to learn more about the project!
Image Description: A volunteer with Ability Through Action stands in an open moving truck facing the camera. The volunteer has dark hair and a dark beard; they’re wearing an olive green t-shirt underneath a neon orange safety vest. The volunteer is mostly surrounded by a fleet of manual wheelchairs being loaded into the moving truck.
What our grantee is saying: "This is truly amazing. This grant will help us cover the cost of shipping wheelchairs to Ukraine."
A few reminders & updates:
Submit your application between June 1 - 15 to be considered for June’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).
Thank you Ingrid for her time as a trustee! Ingrid served as a trustee for 42 grant cycles. 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, Rynn, Kathryn, Marissa, 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: $75,500 to 76 projects in 10 countries (U.S., India, Canada, the Netherlands, England, Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador, Peru, and Uganda).