CM Cares Fall 2024 Cynthia Project
Cynthia is 22 years old and uses a wheelchair. She loves music, birthday celebrations, being outside, and hanging out with her family. Cynthia has had a lot of challenges with her health and is living with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and other disorders that impact her ability to walk, talk, and care for herself. This CM Cares project will provide more independence for Cynthia while fostering a safer environment for caregiving.
Project Scope:
- Accessible bathroom and modifications to the home entrance or installation of a wheelchair lift.
- Improve the life of Cynthia and her family by providing a safe accessible caregiving environment
Construction mentors: Elemental Homes, FCI Constructors, Swinerton, US Engineering
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CM Cares Fall 2024 Student Leadership Team
Since 2011, we have successfully completed 36 individual construction projects for our community. This fall, we are excited to welcome our 14th class of leadership students.
Saul Escobar
Naydelin Chavez-Gutierrez
Jared Hernandez-Morales
Ana Andrade-Ramos
Evelyn Sagastume-Villegas
Lesly Tevillo
This team is undertaking a construction project to build an accessible bathroom for Cynthia, a person with disabilities who lives with her family and requires 24-hour care.
CM Cares Application
The CM Cares project applications will be reviewed in the spring by the CM Cares committee which may include a site visit to the project. Selected projects will begin the design phase in the spring with construction beginning in the fall. To be considered, please fill out the application and submit to khristy.jesse@colostate.edu.
Priority is given to projects that serve children and individuals in need of accessibility modifications as well as nonprofit organizations that serve the greater community. Consideration is only given to those who do not have resources or funding to complete the project otherwise.
In most cases project applications must be able to answer yes to the following questions.
- Do you/organization completing this application own the property for the project requested?
- Have you exhausted all means and cannot find construction related assistance anywhere else?
- Are you available to collaborate with student teams during the entire 16 week semester beginning in January through May?
- Is the project located in Larimer County or within 15 miles of the Colorado State University, Fort Collins campus?
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