Joe’s Kids Receives $50,000 Grant
WARSAW — The AWS Foundation in Fort Wayne recently granted $50,000 to Joe’s Kids to help provide much needed pediatric therapy services to children with special needs in and around Kosciusko County. Of the awarded funds, $20,000 was designated for operational expenses and $30,000 was designated for furniture and equipment purchases for Joe’s Kids’ new facility.
Joe’s Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pediatric rehab clinic proving physical, occupational, and speech therapy services to children with special needs or developmental delays. Founded in 2014, Joe’s Kids has grown rapidly to meet a need. The clinic will be moving to a new location by year’s end that will allow them to continue to grow their services.
Rebecca Bazzoni, Executive Director of Joe’s Kids, said “We are excited about our future in the new facility and the ability to help more children in need, but we cannot do this alone. The generous support of the AWS Foundation will assist us in our move as well as provide some of the operational support that is necessary for us to keep serving the children of our community. We are very grateful for their continued support of our special kids.”
Founded in 2007, the AWS Foundation supports a wide range of organizations in northeast Indiana working to develop a community in which people with enduring intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities are engaged fully and meaningfully in all aspects of community life.