Your donation will go directly to Allies Inc. Monies will be apportioned accordingly so that the individuals with special needs we serve can benefit best.
Below are the specific uses of the funds:
-- Daily living necessities either NOT covered or only partially covered by government funding. Examples are food, rent / mortgage, clothing, toiletries, wheelchair / equipment repairs, transportation, cell phone, etc.
-- Transportation fees (gas, tolls, plane fares, rental of bus line, etc.) to transport individuals to location(s) of need or interest. This could be a baseball game, a hospital or doctor's office, a field trip to a zoo or aquarium, or an educational weekend trip away.
-- Support staff accompanying individuals on daily basis(sign language interpreters, seeing-eye guides, one-on-one personal assistants for consumers who need toileting or assistance getting around, etc.) Generally, there is a support staff to consumer ratio of 1 to 4. However, some disabled individuals require one-on-one support from staff
-- The purchasing of tickets to actual event or location (zoo, baseball game, field trip, etc.)