AWS Foundation Awards Over $1.3M in Grants

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The Fort Wayne-based AWS Foundation has announced a recent round of grants to 19 nonprofit organizations. The recipients include organizations that work with individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities in northeast Indiana. 

Recipients include:

• Blue Jacket: $100,000 over two years for the Opportunity Career Academy and staff support.
• Camp Millhouse: $30,000 for low ropes course improvements and an accessible glider.
• Camp Red Cedar: $30,000 for programming and camp scholarships.
• Canine Companions: $10,000 for Northeast Indiana program support.
• Carey Services: $85,000 for information technology infrastructure and security upgrade.
• Children’s Autism Center: $20,000 for ABA treatment support for children with Autism.
• Children’s Choir of Huntington County: $10,000 for the Joyful Songsters inclusive choir.
• Civic Theatre: $22,500 for “Lights Up” sensory-friendly performances.
• Community Transportation Network: $75,000 for operating support and two lift-equipped vehicle purchase matches.
• GiveHear: $25,000 for a low income community hearing loss clinic and services.
• Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.: $7,600 for Leadership Fort Wayne scholarships for two individuals with disabilities.
• Junior Achievement of Northeast Indiana: $440,000 for Casting the JA Vision and special education programming.
• Neighborlink Fort Wayne: $35,000 for home maintenance for individuals with disabilities.
• Northeast Indiana Cadre of Transition Leaders: $8,000 for Northeast Indiana school districts’ employment specialist training.
• Pathfinder Services: $25,000 for Summer at Last summer camp.
• Science Central: $30,000 for an accessible family restroom.
• Special Olympics Indiana: $25,000 for unified fitness clubs in Northeast Indiana.
• Turnstone: $90,500 for social and recreational programs.
• World Baseball Academy: $250,000 for Indiana’s first adaptive baseball field.