AWS Foundation Announces $1.1M in Grants

AWS Foundation recently awarded $1,110,500 in grants to 11 non-profit organizations that benefit individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities in northeast Indiana. These organizations include:

• A Rosie Place for Children – $25,000 to expand respite and train staff. 
• Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo - $700,000 (over six years) for their comprehensive accessibility improvement plan.
• Image of Hope Ranch - $15,000 for strategic planning and board development.
• Ivy Tech Foundation - $15,500 for exploration of a Think College postsecondary program.
• Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana - $40,000 for programming for students with disabilities.
• Kosciusko Parkview Community YMCA - $32,000 for education and family support. 
• The League - $120,000 for three years of operating support.
• McMillen Health - $50,000 (over two years) for Varied Abilities Days.
• OJ Neighbours Elementary School - $10,000 for sensory corners.
• Windrose Urban Farms - $43,000 for replacement of cooler.
• World Baseball Academy - $60,000 for three years of adaptive services.
   
• About AWS Foundation
  Founded in 2007, AWS Foundation supports a wide range of organizations and service agencies in northeast Indiana working to develop a community in which people with enduring intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities are engaged fully and meaningfully in all aspects of community life. For more information, visit awsfoundation.org.