Community Foundation of SW Kansas Awards Grant for Disability Service Initiative

Wichita, Kan. – The Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas, Inc. (CPRF) received a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas (Dodge City) in support of the organization’s endowment campaign.

This campaign supports CPRF’s Wheelchair & Posture Seating Clinic and Equipment Fund programs, which provide customized seating systems and funding for assistive technology/medical equipment for people with all types of disabilities in Ford, Edwards, Comanche, Clark, Meade, Hodgeman, and Kiowa Counties. For decades, CPRF has served adults and children in this area who otherwise may not receive the services or equipment they need. As one of only three Medicaid-approved seating clinics in Kansas, the services provided by CPRF are critical for those with disabilities.

Though Kansas Rehabilitation Services and United Way of Dodge City are long-time supporters of CPRF, the organization faces a sizeable funding shortfall each year to administer these programs in the 7-county area.

“The partnership with the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas is instrumental in our ability to provide much needed wheelchair services for persons with disabilities in this community, not only today but in perpetuity if our endowed funding goal is reached,” said Patrick T. Jonas, CPRF President & CEO.

This contribution supports the CPRF Community Mobility Fund at Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas. This endowed, designated fund will support only those clients who reside in the 7-county area. The CPRF Board of Directors pledged a 20 percent match for all funds raised toward this $593,650 endowment fund goal.

To find out more about this campaign and how you can help, contact Jennifer Knight, CPRF Vice President of Development at (316) 652-1552 or jenniferk@cprf.org.

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About CPRF

Founded in 1972, CPRF is a nonprofit organization that provides people with all types of disabilities of all ages the customized services, support, and technology they need in order to facilitate their chosen personal and economic independence, with a focus on mobility and employment. CPRF’s Wheelchair & Posture Seating Clinic addresses the needs of people with various types of physical disabilities, offering custom-built wheelchair seating systems. Since the program began in the 1980s, we have built tens of thousands of systems for Kansans of all ages throughout the state. The CPRF Equipment Fund is a resource for people with disabilities throughout Kansas who need referral services, information, or financial assistance for medical devices and assistive technology.

 

About the Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas

The Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas gives citizens of the area the opportunity to make a lasting gift to a community which has been good to them. The Foundation pools the assets and represents the ideas and interest of people who want to increase the impact of their philanthropy.