By Lois Healy | Project Leader
I guess we never realize what it means to be disabled until it happens to us one someone we know. As a child I was in a wheelchair from ages 5-12 and then again at 18 due to Rheumatic Fever, the doctors at that time told me I would never walk again but with sheer determination and constant care from my mother who was a nurse and great family help that was not my reality.
Since our economy has become really expensive and rents, food and everything is so high, more and more individuals that are disabled are becoming homeless with nowhere to lay their heads. In Florida a law passed last year that anyone who was homeless and found sleeping on the street will be arrested, so add that to one more struggle that individuals with disabilities has to overcome.
Our Foundation is building affordable housing for these individuals but we can't build fast enough to slow the tide of the many of them becoming homeless. Through your donations and generosity we have helped many people with disabilities so thank you for your help. We look forward to a time when everyone regardless of who they are have a safe affordable place to live.
By Lois Healy | Project Leader
By Lois Healy | Project Leader
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