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- EIN 56-0715171
- (800) 838-1845
- PO Box 5127 High Point NC 27262 USA
- www.ambucs.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations, Education, Health, Human Services, Patient & Family Support, Scholarships, Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
Mission: Creating Mobility and Independence for People with Disabilities.
Results: 30,000 Amtrykes provided to people with disabilities since 1995; $8.6 million in scholarships for therapists since 1955 and countless community service hours and funds donated since 1922.
Target demographics: People with disabilities - primarily children and veterans.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 3,500 Amtryke riders; 264 therapy students; and over 1 million people via chapter community service
Geographic areas served: 33 states and growing
Programs: The organization's parent activities are mainly focused on training, supporting, and providing resources for the subsidiary chapters, who deliver program services. A total of 12 staff persons support over 5,000 volunteer members. The Amtryke therapeutic tricycle program provides Amtrykes to people with disabilities in all fifty states. Each year, chapters provide an estimated $1.7 million dollars in Amtrykes (around 3,500). Since inception, about 30,000 Amtrykes provided. The scholarships for therapists program awarded over 15,000 educational scholarships since 1955 to students studying for careers in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech, hearing and audiology. In addition, chapters reported 69,042 hours and $822,285 spent on community service alone (excluding nationwide programs).