Scott Coopersmith Stroke Awareness Foundation

Results: SCSAF has and continues to offer support for stroke survivors and their families in a variety of ways including but not limited to the following: • Helped local survivors with a variety of needs which includes but is not limited to funding Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech Therapy • Sponsored 4 survivors grant funding in order to attend intensive treatment at the Aphasia House at UCF • Purchased medical equipment including a Walk Aid for survivors • Assisted and funded home renovations to make survivors homes handicap accessible • Provided meals and transportation to and from therapies for survivors • Provided on-going mental health counseling services to survivors and their caretakers • Funded informational video brochures that are distributed to stroke patients and their families as they are brought into Florida Hospital Emergency Department to inform them about what is happening to their loved one • Funded a family waiting room located on the Neuro Critical Care Unit at Florida Hospital South complete with game kiosks for children and serene murals on the walls to offer a peaceful room for families while their loved ones are in the unit • Purchased a handicapped accessible van for a local family in need of long-term transportation • Funded resource books to be distributed upon discharge to all stroke survivors at Central Florida Advent Health Hospitals • Committed to educating the community by speaking at hospitals, businesses, and City Hall on Stroke Awareness, the meaning of F.A.S.T. and sharing the many faces and stories of stroke

Target demographics: those affected by stroke and health care professionals

Geographic areas served: Central Florida

Programs: community outreach. We raise funds to further the awareness of stroke in young individuals, encourage the rehabilitation of survivors, and provide emotional and financial assistance to survivors and caregivers.