The Hanger Charitable Foundation, Austin, Texas, completed its first round of 2017 grants, awarding $59,600 to 11 nonprofit organizations. The most recent grant recipients include local and national organizations that serve a variety of communities, as follows:
· Adaptive Sports USA, 2017 Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals: $5,000 to host an annual, multisport event for youth with physical disabilities and/or visual impairments
· Angel City Sports, Adaptive Sports Opportunities in Southern California: $10,000 to support various efforts to grow the adaptive sports community in Southern California
· Camp for All Foundation, 2017 Camp for All 2 U: $5,000 to provide a camp experience to children at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin
· Catalyst Sports, All Outdoors! : $10,000 to provide adaptive adventure opportunities, including adaptive climbing, to people with physical challenges
· Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association, 2017 Camp Footprint: $10,000 to support programs at a summer camp for children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
· Goodwill Industries of Southwest Florida, Putting Disabilities on Ice: $1,100 to support sled hockey programs for individuals with disabilities
· Kali’s Klub House, Therapeutic Riding and Hippotherapy: $2,500 to provide therapeutic riding and the opportunity to play sports on horseback for children with physical challenges
· Project MEND, Medical Equipment: $2,500 to provide wheelchairs to people with mobility challenges in Texas
· Project Summit, Project Support: $6,000 to fund a summer camp and an adaptive bicycle program for children with limb loss or limb difference
· Sepsis Alliance, Sepsis 911 Community Education Kit: $2,500 to develop an educational video and community training package to educate people about sepsis
· Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges, Rehabilitative Fitness Program: $5,000 for programming to help people with physical challenges improve strength and stamina through structured exercise using adaptive and assistive equipment
For more information about the grants, visit the Hanger Charitable Foundation page on www.hanger.com.
