If you are a federal civilian employee, employed by the U.S. Postal Service or serve in the U.S. military, please consider designating the Amputee Coalition as your Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) beneficiary. The Amputee Coalition is an Eligible 2015 CFC Charity of Choice.
2015 Combined Federal Campaign – The Amputee Coalition’s CFC number is 98848.
Make your Combined Federal Campaign pledge at your workplace. Here’s how your CFC pledge to the Amputee Coalition (CFC #98848) impacts the lives of people affected by limb loss.
Did you know?
The Amputee Coalition
- Is a non-profit organization
- Serves all amputees no matter age, race, religious affiliation or how they became an amputee.
- Operates The Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp, a 6 day youth camp in Ohio, once a year for children 10-17 years old from across the United States.
- All 110 children attend our youth camp in 2015 FREE of charge to them and their families. Thanks to our generous donors, we are able to pay for round trip airline tickets to camp and the full tuition of camp.
- Connects new amputees with a certified amputee peer visitor. Individuals are matched based on similar level of amputation, age, sex, and life experiences.
- In 2015 our peer visitor program visited over 1000 new amputees (an increase of 10% from 2014).
- Provides amputees with virtual support and networking opportunities through social media (largest amputee social media channel in the world)
- In Motion magazine is FREE of charge.
- Has a full resource center that provides fact sheets, information and connects people to resources in their community for anyone who needs our assistance.
- Has a call center that provides real time interaction with certified Resource Center Specialists to help address issues, concerns, or questions
- Holds at least 3 Limb Loss Education Days a year, with an average of 100 attendees. Each of these days has at least 3 educational sessions, a small vendor area and a lot of amputee networking opportunities.
- Holds an Annual Conference each year with approximately 1000 attendees, to include amputees, care givers, family members, providers, and industry professionals.
- 2016 we will celebrate 30 years of serving the Amputee community
- Established April as Limb Loss Awareness Month in 2012
- Established Show Your Mettle Day as the last Saturday in April to encourage amputees to show their courage and independence by showing their metal (prosthetic devices and wheel chairs)
- Publishes First Step a comprehensive resource guide on adapting to limb loss, living with limb loss, and remaining productive and independent after limb loss
- Publishes an Insurance and Reimbursement Guide: How to be your own advocate, understand insurance options available, ensure you receive adequate prosthetic coverage, and empower individuals to play a role in their healthcare.
- Advocates on behalf of all Amputees. In the face of growing challenges with insurance coverage, reasonable travel requirements, advancements in patient care and technology. We ensure amputee’s voices are heard. #Not a Luxury.
- Works with research partners to improve patient care, both physically and emotionally for amputees, including our well being project, and PALS program.
- Works with research partners to prevent primary and secondary limb loss. Raise awareness of these issues and improve patient outcomes
- Provide scholarships to amputees- Christina Skoski M.D. Scholarship and Scott Decker, M.D. Memorial Scholarship to assist with college tuition, and the Bridge to Ability Scholarship for new amputees to attend our National Conference.
- Has over 250 active support groups around the county
Support our Mission:
The Amputee Coalition is a national donor supported organization. Our ability to provide information, education and support to individuals with limb loss depends on funding from individuals, healthcare professionals, corporate sponsors, and grant sources. We need funding so young amputees can attend summer camp. We need funding to produce educational conferences. We need funding to address the need for fair access to healthcare for all people with limb loss, to ensure amputee’s voices are heard. #Not a Luxury.No gift is too small, so please give today by visiting our Web site at https://www.amputee-coalition.org.