Kelly Brush Foundation Launches the Active Project

Kelly Brush Foundation Launches the Active Project

An interactive platform for the spinal cord injury community to connect, share and learn about adaptive sports and recreation

BURLINGTON, Vt. (Feb 17, 2021)— The Kelly Brush Foundation (KBF) is launching a new online resource for the spinal cord injury (SCI) community. Built by and for people with SCI, the KBF’s Active Project is a place for people with SCI to share knowledge, build community, and create opportunities around a shared passion for being active. The Active Project is the first attempt to bring all the available information about being active with a SCI together into one website and enable real-life connections.

The Active Project was created because a SCI can be emotionally and physically isolating. The gap between isolation and engagement, between simply existing and thriving, is hard to bridge. One way to bridge that gap is through participation in sports and recreation. Sports and recreation build community and foster personal growth. Living an active lifestyle helps you connect with a network of people who encourage and support each other and share resources that improve quality of life.

The resources and opportunities available on the Active Project are built for all — the newly injured person who has never participated in adaptive sports, the weekend warrior who likes to go for a ride on the weekend, the rugby player who competes regularly and everyone in between. People who are newly injured can learn about different adaptive sports, watch videos to see what they look like, search for local adaptive sports programs when they are ready to take a lesson, and find other people in their area who are living with SCI and want to connect. Experienced adaptive athletes can learn about new sports they haven’t tried, submit their own content about adaptive sports, connect with other people locally who do the same adaptive sports and/or become a mentor to a newly injured person. The Active Project has extensive resources about types of adaptive equipment and where to purchase it, grant opportunities, and what you need to know to get started.

The Active Project will empower the SCI community to share adaptive sports knowledge and opportunities and foster meaningful connections that inspire physical and emotional growth. Being active creates happiness, and the insights and support that exist within the SCI community are the best way to help people live their best active lifestyle. To learn more or join the Active Project community, visit the website: https://kbf.org/activeproject/

About the Kelly Brush Foundation
The Kelly Brush Foundation is a dynamic and growing Burlington, Vermont-based non-profit inspiring and empowering people with spinal cord injuries to be active and works closely with the alpine ski racing community to improve safety. The Kelly Brush Foundation was founded in 2006 by Kelly and her family after Kelly sustained a spinal cord injury while racing in an NCAA alpine ski race. To date the Kelly Brush Foundation has awarded more than 1,064 adaptive equipment grants to people in 48 states.