Rebuilding lives after spinal cord injury.
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Our Mission

To connect people living with spinal cord injury or disease with the resources needed to maximize their independence and quality of life.

Together we can build a more inclusive world!

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Our Programs

Peer Support

Using our lived experience with SCI/D to guide and support the newly injured on the road to recovery.

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Grants

Funding for adaptive equipment and programs that help maximize independence and quality of life.

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Advocacy

Advocating to advance opportunities, social equity, and disability rights for people with SCI/D.

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Why giving matters.

 Each year 18,000 Americans sustain a spinal cord injury.

1,100 of those survivors will be New York State Residents.

300 will be New Jersey Residents.

The lifetime cost of a spinal cord injury can range from $1.1 million to $4.7 million or more. 

* Statistics from 2021 SCI Facts and Figures at a Glance from National Spinal Cord Injury Statistics Center and the SCI Model Systems Knowledge Center.

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