Honda Usa Foundation

LOS ANGELES BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE - BLACK UNITED FUND INC

UNDER ITS ENERGY EFFICIENCIES AND SUSTAINABILITY BANNER, BROTHERHOOD CRUSADE LOOKS TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO LEAD THE CHARGE IN ESTABLISHING MORE ENVIRONMNTALLY-FRIENDLY SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. HIGH SCHOOL TEENS ARE ENLISTED TO SERVE AS ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY YOUTH AMBASSADORS. AS PEER EDUCATORS, AMBASSADORS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AS THEY CONDUCT COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH; AND ADDRESS IDENTIFIED ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, ENERGY EFFICIENCY (INCLUDING CLEAN ENERGY) AND WATER CONSERVATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS

200 EAST SLAUSON AVENUE - LOS ANGELES - CA 900115347 • 2024

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY

UTILIZING 3D PRINTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH 3D SCANNING TECHNOLOGY, ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU) SEEKS TO CREATE PATIENT-SPECIFIC MOBILITY DEVICES INTEGRATED WITH CUSTOMIZABLE ORTHOTICS FOR CHILDREN WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY. THIS INCLUDES CHILDREN WITH NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS SUCH AS CEREBRAL PALSY, SPINA BIFIDA, AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY WHO OFTEN TIMES ALSO SUFFER FROM MULTIPLE MUSCULOSKELETAL DEFORMITIES SUCH AS SCOLIOSIS, HIP DYSPLASIA, FOOT DEFORMITIES OR DROP FOOT ETC., LEADING TO A HOST OF OTHER HIGHLY INDIVIDUALIZED SPECIAL NEEDS. THROUGH ACCESS TO THESE CUSTOMIZABLE AND AFFORDABLE BESPOKE ORTHO-MOTICS DEVICES, ASU LOOKS TO PROVIDE THE JOY OF MOBILITY TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, OPENING DOORS TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, SOCIAL INTERACTION, AND PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS.

915 S JACKSON STREET - MONTGOMERY - AL 36104 • 2024