Exceptional organization providing resources and community building to individuals with bilateral limb loss and limb difference. It is part of our family's annual charitable giving. Check out their website and consider donating!
ESFL is an amazing non profit that provides immeasurable benefit to individuals who have lost both hands (or more). Imagine living your life without any hands! This is a unique subset of the limb loss/limb difference community who are extremely underserved in our healthcare industry. This nonprofit has made it a mission to educate and support these individuals, their families, caregivers, and our healthcare providers. The nonprofit serves individuals in the US as well as abroad. With the help of this nonprofit, those living without their hands/arms have found community, support, friendship, education, and even new purpose. The members are engaging and helpful. They impact the community with exciting fundraising opportunities, help support a you tube channel and other social media outlets. I began attending the conference in 2015. As a nurse case manager and life care planner, I can honestly say this organization has greatly contributed to my education on the upper limb loss community. I highly recommend Enhancing Skills For Life.
Enhancing Skills for Life has been an incredible resource to my family. When my husband and I found out that our daughter would be born without arms, we sought out information and support. We found ESFL online and Shawn made contact with us right away, providing us peer connections, information, resources, and support. Having those connections with people who knew what we were going through was so helpful and a huge part of our journey. Now our daughter is 1 year old and thanks to ESFL we feel like she has a community to always support her and has a wealth of information/resources to turn to as she navigates life with her disability.
I became part of the Enhancing Skills for Life community during my final year of grad school when I was assigned to Shawn for my Doctoral Capstone project. I was so happy to be able to become a part of this community and serve the limb loss/ difference population. I met so many individuals who touched my life and Shawn does shine to provide the individuals in the ESFL population with the best opportunities. The members of this community are so welcoming and are happy to have any one participate in their events!