Shineman Foundation Awards Grant For ARISE Ramp Efforts

OSWEGO – The Richard S. Shineman Foundation awarded a grant to ARISE in Oswego County to purchase additional aluminum ramps to be used for members of our community in need.

Our aluminum ramp program allows us to bring people home from nursing homes, provide quality end of life for Hospice patients and it allows us to provide a quick fix for those that find themselves in desperate need of a ramp.

The aluminum ramp program is often just a temporary fix that gives us time to plan out, schedule and put together a crew to build a long-term use wooden ramp for those that have a need for a ramp longer than a few months.

“Members of our community sometimes find themselves in need of a ramp to come and go from their home,” said Sabine Ingerson, director of ARISE in Oswego. “Without a ramp, people are sometimes forced to go into a nursing home or other facility or cannot come home from those facilities. Support from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation has made it possible for us to purchase additional aluminum ramps that we can install quickly when someone makes a request. We want our neighbors to be able to live independently in their homes.”

The ARISE Ramp Program in Oswego County receives no government funding.

Utilizing volunteers and with support from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation, businesses, civic groups and individuals, ARISE provides ramps for Oswego County residents who cannot afford them.

This year, we have completed more than 30 ramps, both wooden and aluminum, thanks to our generous supporters and volunteers.

For more information on how to become involved, contact Jim Karasek, manager of ARISE Independent Living Services in Oswego at 315-342-4088, x206 or [email protected].

About ARISE

ARISE is a non-profit Independent Living Center run by and for people with disabilities.

The organization has been providing advocacy and services since 1979 and each year ARISE works with approximately 7,000 people of all ages who have all types of disabilities.

ARISE offers services in Onondaga, Oswego, Madison, Cayuga, and Seneca counties and also operates ARISE at the Farm, a 77-acre recreational facility in Chittenango and ARISE & Ski at Toggenburg Winter Sports Center in Fabius.

About Richard S. Shineman Foundation

The Richard S. Shineman Foundation (www.shinemanfoundation.org) is a non-profit private foundation based in Oswego.

Its mission is to be a catalyst for change to enhance the quality of life in Oswego County.

The foundation uses its resources to stimulate economic vitality, encourage strong social bonds that strengthen the community and build the capacity of its non-profit partners.

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