Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating
CRAB provides therapeutic benefits of sailing to people with disabilities, recovering warriors, and youth from underserved communities. JKF is a proud supporter of this organization, and has granted funding this year to replace aging sails, along with other efforts.
News:
A Year for the record books!
With the addition of the Adaptive Boating Center, CRAB has expanded it’s services to the community by adding programs.
The Center has been exploring sessions on music, art, exercise, and learning. This winter, the Center is holding a series of wellness programs for guests and caregivers including adaptive fitness, art, music, photography, and yoga. The design of the building allows for it to be a multi-functional facility that is conducive to many programs.
Diveheart
JKF is continues its support to Diveheart, with excellent results.
The following is taken from a recent airing on WGN TV regarding the effectiveness of scuba therapy.
The Benefits Of Adaptive Scuba Therapy | WGN TV
https://youtu.be/xU3Be4aF6Ww?si=JiPOiA_9W4ElK1wq
A recent but excellent addition to JKF grantees, Dec My Room is receiving media attention!
Nonprofit Surprises Children with Decorated Hospital Rooms
by: Nabil Remadna
AUSTIN (KXAN) — No one wants to spend time in a hospital room, but if you have to, why not make it look like your room at home?
When Susan and Kendall Plank, who are the founders of Dec My Room, heard about a family friend going to the hospital, they wanted to help.
“We asked if we could decorate a room,” said Kendall.
They have now decorated hundreds of rooms across the nation over the past 15 years.
“It is incredibly rewarding for us,” said Susan. “We are just so happy. We always do quilts, make it as comfortable as possible, nice, comfy blankets.”
On Wednesday, they stopped by Dell Children’s Medical Center to decorate rooms.
“Everyone of them has been just a joy to be around,” said Kendall. “You see them lighten up, and everyone gets super excited, and it just makes a huge difference.”
Shaundrea Atkinson and her son Messiah have been in the hospital for two months.
“It is hard being away from home,” said Atkinson.
But when he saw his room with Spiderman decorations, he lit up.
“To see him when he walked in, and he was like ‘Spiderman!’” said Atkinson.
ASPNM has a number of excellent videos available on their website, and JKF is pleased to continue our support for them. This video captures the heart of the word “adaptive”:
NM Children’s Foundation 2024-2025 Grantees
JKF continued support for the NMCF, due to its capacity and rigor in selecting the best of the very small, but locally critical, efforts around New Mexico. Many are small libraries, local assistance for abused/neglected children, centers for achieving knowledge in science/technology and other fields. A full list of grantees through NMCF follow:
- AAUW Tech Trek NM
- Applied Dynamics Initiative
- Artrageous Artreach Ltd
- *Breakthrough Santa Fe
- Bridges Project For Education
- Camp Enchantment NM
- Career Guidance Institute
- *CASA, First Judicial District
- Chama Valley Arts
- College and Career Plaza
- Community Resource Fund
- *El Rito Library
- *Gila Valley Library
- *Imagination Library of Luna County
- Inspire HeART
- Inspired by Science
- Jornada Resource Conservation & Development Council
- Kids’ Science Café & Magdalena Teen Science Café
- Literacy Link-Leamos
- Luciente, Inc.
- Many Mothers
- New Mexico CASA Association
- New Mexico Dental Association Foundation
- New Mexico Friends of Foster Children
- NM Network for Women in Science & Engineering (NMNWSE)
- Northern Youth Project
- Ojo Sarco Community Center (OSCC)
- Play Sharity Foundation
- Rio del Sol Kiwanis
- Roswell Wings for L.I.F.E.
- *Socorro Rotary Foundation
- STEM is Childs Play Foundation
- Talpa Community Center Assoc, Inc.
- The Children’s Hour Inc.
- Tutti Bambini Children’s Store
- ZIA Youth Center, Inc.