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A Motivation for Change: Mark Dresen on disABILITY Awareness
Our disABILITY Awareness Program utilizes the talents and voices of multiple speakers to spread awareness and acceptance of all to our local community. To celebrate Disability Awareness Month, we've interviewed another one of our speakers, Mark Dresen. Mark...
Love and Kindness: Ayden Jent on disABILITY Awareness
For our second disABILITY Awareness themed blog post of the month, we'd like to introduce Ayden Jent. Ayden speaks for the Joseph Maley disABILITY Awareness program, and is a 2016 Rio U.S. Paralympian. In this weeks blog, Ayden shares how he came to find the Joseph...
A Prevalent Need for Inclusivity: Eric Schommer on disABILITY Awareness
To celebrate Disability Awareness Month, the Joseph Maley Foundation would like to highlight just a portion of the impact that our disABILITY Awareness Program is making on the youth of central Indiana. For this first blog of the month, we interviewed Eric Schommer,...
Meet Hopper: A Therapy Dog To Be
Events Manager, Courtney Basso and her family have welcomed a new, furry addition to their home, and to the JMF family as well! Hopper, a hopeful therapy dog, is a comforting (and adorable) new presence at the Joseph Maley Foundation. In this week’s blog post, we’ve...
The Ripple Effect: Board Member Ivette Bruns
For the third installment in our series of board member blog posts, we'd like to introduce a woman who has been with the Joseph Maley Foundation from some of its earliest beginnings. Ivette Bruns shares her stories about why she loves JMF, and some of the ripple...
New Staff Member: Haley Pace
Here at the Joseph Maley Foundation we are always excited about growth. As we continue to grow, as our programs continue to widen their reach, and as our program partners and schools continue to reach higher numbers, we are acutely aware of the impact that our staff...
A Global Impact: Board Member Carole McAteer
For our second Board of Director's blog post of the year, we're introducing Carole McAteer. An early member of the Joseph Maley Foundation's board, Carole has come back to help us serve children of all abilities once more, and we couldn't be happier to have her. Keep...
Board Member: Mike Fox
As we continue JMF's year of stories, we want to share with you all the unique stories of our board members. Why they came to support JMF, why they stay, and why they dedicate their time to serving children of all abilities. For our first board member blog post we...
National Braille Literacy Awareness Month: A Look at Local Resources
January is National Braille Literacy Awareness Month, and what better way to celebrate than to help spread awareness about the local braille resources that are available here in Indianapolis. Did you know that the Indiana State Library, located in downtown Indy,...
Saturday Stories
I’ve always been a sucker for a good story. I think maybe it was because my dad had so many - the kind of stories that make you belly-laugh and spend the after-dinner portion of a holiday begging for a re-telling, if only to stave off that sink full of dishes for a...