Hope for Aging Caregivers seeks to improve the lives of aging family caregivers of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by implementing scalable technology in partnership with Hope Trust to leverage a peer-to-peer approach – that coordinates...
Community Mental Health of Ottawa Country (CMHOC) intends to establish a manageable approach to reducing obesity and chronic illnesses among people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) through nutritional education, physical wellness...
Special Olympics Michigan will expand health programming within their Unified and Inclusion Center, which is the world’s largest Special Olympics facility for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). The programming will focus on improving the physical and...
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will create a new model for Developmental Behavioral Treatment in all state psychiatric hospitals, ensuring patients with complex behavioral challenges receive appropriate care. This approach will be available to...
This project will improve access to behavioral health services in the Upper Peninsula by increasing the number of applied behavioral analytic professional and paraprofessional service providers. Northern Michigan University will develop and deploy an online behavior...
This project promotes health equity and addresses accessibility issues for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families who reside in and around Detroit. This comprehensive year-round program will increase participation in physical activity, improve...
The Chaldean Community Foundation (CCF) is requesting grant funding to launch its health and wellness fitness program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). The goals of the program are to improve the health and wellness of 50 unduplicated...
The Dearborn Program for Inclusive Physical Exercise & Recreation Strategies (PIPERS) program will improve fitness and health among children with disabilities in the Dearborn area. This model will 1) instill sustained attitudinal and behavioral health changes by...
GiGiFit combines physical therapy with fitness and wellness programs to minimize the adverse health conditions that may accompany Down syndrome, such as low muscle tone, decreased balance, and excessive joint laxity. GiGi’s Playhouse Detroit will integrate the GiGiFit...
