Project MEND awarded a Texas Veterans Commission grant award!  The Texas Veterans Commission recently awarded a grant to Project MEND to be used for Assistive Technology services to veterans and their families.  Through this grant, Project MEND will be able to assist veterans and their families with the purchase of specialized or fitted AT devices that the VA or their other insurance does not pay for.

Project MEND granted 2 wishes from Kym Rapier!

Kymberly Rapier, executrix of the Blake, Kymberly & George Rapier, III Charitable Trust, recently granted Project MEND 2 major wishes from its wish list!  Fairy Godmother Kym granted Project MEND a 2010 Chevy cargo van for delivering medical equipment and funding for health insurance coverage for Project MEND employees!  WOW!  Ms. Rapier is definitely Project MEND's angel and we can't thank her enough for her generous heart!

Project MEND receives national awards!

Project MEND was awarded the Pioneer Award and its Executive Director, Ms. Cathy Valdez, was awarded the Visionary Award at the National Conference on Assistive Technology Reuse in Atlanta, GA in September!  The national conference was hosted by Georgia’s Pass It On Center and the National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership (NATTAP).  The Conference was designed to recognize the accomplishments of Reuse Programs across the nation and recognize the many partners of the programs. The Conference showcased innovative strategies that Reuse programs have found to work, including those being implemented by Project MEND.  Discussion centered on identifying new skills and specific needs of Reuse programs that need to be addressed, and looked at the future direction of reuse activities at the program and national level.  Project MEND staff presented several of the workshop topics at the conference.