Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation Awards 2001 Quality of Life Grants

Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Tuesday, 10 July 2001

(Springfield, NJ) -- The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) announced that it is awarding $392,184 in Quality of Life Grants to 34 organizations. The 34 grantee programs help improve opportunities, access and day-to-day quality of life for families and individuals living with disabilities. The grants, awarded twice yearly, recognize programs that enable people with disabilities to live independent and active lives.

"As a caregiver and wife of someone who spends every day in a wheelchair, I know that when we are able to be active as a family - to take our van to the movies or go for a hike on a wheelchair accessible trail - we're all much happier," said Dana Reeve, CRPF Director and Chair of the Quality of Life Program Committee. "We are much better equipped to face the daily challenges that are part of a life with a disability." Reeve added, "I'm delighted we are assisting organizations who provide people living with disabilities the kind of daily comforts and opportunities that those of us without disabilities take for granted."

The following six organizations will receive a CRPF grant of $25,000 each: Dayle McIntosh Center for the Disabled (Anaheim, CA), Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (Jackson Heights, NY), Just One Break, Inc. (New York, NY), SCI Special Fund (Irvine, CA), St. Andrews Presbyterian College (Laurinburg, NC) and Wheelchair Sports USA (Colorado Springs, CO). CRPF is awarding 28 additional grants ranging from $4,373 to $20,000, with most organizations receiving a $5,000 award. (A complete list of grant recipients follows this release.)

The Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation (CRPF) was formed in 1999 as a result of a merger between the American Paralysis Association (APA) and the Christopher Reeve Foundation (CRF). CRPF, a national, nonprofit organization, supports research to develop effective treatments and a cure for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other central nervous system disorders. Until those treatments and cures are found, CRPF's Quality of Life Program is committed to supporting organizations and programs that seek to improve the day-to-day lives of people with disabilities.

For more information about CRPF or the grant application process, please contact CRPF at (800) 225-0292 or visit our website at www.paralysis.org.

For more information, or to contact Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, see their website at: www.christopherreeve.org