The Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York (EFNENY) recently received a Community Impact Grant from the Marjorie Rockwell Fund for the Disabled of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region. A grant for $13,000 has been awarded and will be applied to a newly created Transportation Fund to address special travel requests from consumers living within the counties EFNENY serves who are unable to drive due to their diagnosis of epilepsy.
The Transportation Fund will consider requests for travel to medical appointments, counseling services, support groups, Studio E, educational programs, events organized by EFNENY, grocery stores, and social visits.
To learn more about this fund visit: https://efneny.org/transportation-fund/.
To apply, you may contact Sam Champagne, Counselor, and Program Coordinator, at schampagne@epilepsyneny.org or (518) 456-7501 to request funding and to schedule travel arrangements if approved.
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Epilepsy is a neurological disorder defined as having two or more recurring seizures; it can happen to anyone, at any age, at any time. 1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy in their lifetime. Epilepsy is more common than Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease combined. For more information, call the Epilepsy Foundation at 518-456-7501 or visit our website at http://www.efneny.org.
About the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern New York, Inc: We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides direct assistance to thousands of people with epilepsy each year in twenty-two counties across the Capital Region, North Country, and the Upper Hudson Valley. Other services include public education and training, school education programs, service coordination, advocacy, support groups, and counseling. Your support of the Foundation allows us to continue our important work on behalf of the more than 45,000 people affected by epilepsy in our area.