Westchester Disabled on the Move (WDOM) has received a $15,000 grant from the Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation to help people with disabilities live independently.
“We thank the Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation, who have been long-time supporters of our organization, for recognizing the important role WDOM plays in helping people with disabilities lead independent lives,” said the organization’s Executive Director Maria Samuels. “This generous donation will help us fund programs that provide services that help people find housing or obtain services that allow them to remain in their own homes.”
The Thomas & Agnes Carvel Foundation is a private foundation established in 1956 by Thomas Carvel, the founder of the Carvel ice cream company. The foundation primarily supports charitable causes in areas such as health care, arts, children, youth, social services and higher education.
Westchester Disabled on the Move offers a variety of programs serving low-income families and people with disabilities. These include access to accessible subsidized housing, benefits counseling (including work incentives), affordable health insurance options and more. Housing programs include the Fair Housing Program, which assists low-income families and people with disabilities find affordable housing and the My Home Not Nursing Home Program, which helps people transition from nursing homes to live independently in their communities.
Westchester Disabled on the Move Inc., established 1984, is a not-for-profit community-based organization and is part of a national network of independent living centers dedicated to independence and equal rights for individuals with disabilities. It i0s staffed and governed primarily by people with disabilities. Its programs and services are free to consumers with disabilities and their families without discrimination based on age, sex, disability, race or ethnicity, sexual orientation or religion. The organization receives funding from the New York State Education Department with additional funding from private individuals, companies and foundations that support the independent living philosophy.
