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Causes: Health, Nerve, Muscle & Bone Diseases
Mission: Provide assistance to families living with spina bifida through peer mentoring services, nutritional and independence education, access to urniary care supplies, living facilities and adaptive equipment.
Target demographics: individuals born with SB: from pregnancy through adulthood, siblings and family members as well!
Geographic areas served: Arizona, statewide, is our service area. We desire to have connections meeting going on each week of the month in various locations around Maricopa County. Tucson is active in the community with the annual Grapplethon!
Programs: Provide support and education to individuals with spina bifida including peer mentoring, discounted urinary care supplies, adaptive equipment and coummunity events. In 2014, 600 served through events where folic acid info was shared 71 members served at monthly meetings for adults with spina bifida - information on independence and optimal health was shared with individuals 300 people served at weekly meetings with families of children 21 and under - information on independence and optimal health was shared and 657 people served at special events to encourage peer support for optimal health
maintained multi-family living facilities for low income adults disabled with spina bifida. Capacity 14 family units