#AwesomeDisability | November's Winner & Apply for December's Grant
Our 70th grant!
The winner of November's Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (#AwesomeDisability) grant is Dezrea DAlessandro with Crip Justice Social Media.
Visit https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/209298-crip-justice-social-media to learn more about the project!
Image description: Dezrea DAlessandro, a light-skinned person with short brown hair, with facial piercings and clear framed glasses, wearing a teal shirt, holding a brown Australian Shepherd puppy, standing in front of a tree trunk, with the green yard and yellow brick house behind us.
What our grantee is saying: "I assume most of us know the nauseous feeling in our stomach that can start to grow when we stop and actually think about what's in our bank account, and how the next few months are going to play out. Well, receiving the e-mail about this award literally made my stomach feel better. I recently moved from central Oklahoma to Denver, CO, for school, and started working for a small disability non-profit named CripJustice all at the same time, so my financial responsibilities, income, and cost of living all got reshuffled. This award ensures that I can continue putting energy into disability advocacy at a higher level while maintaining the balance in my life necessary to do the work!"
A few reminders & updates:
Submit your application between December 1 - 15 to be considered for December'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: $69,500 to 70 projects in 10 countries (U.S., India, Canada, the Netherlands, England, Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador, Peru, and Uganda).