Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services

Mission: The mission of CATS is to provide opportunities for children with disabilities through equipment re-use. Families help families by passing on gently used pediatric adaptive devices and mobility equipment to meet immediate needs at no cost.

Target demographics: children with physical limitations

Direct beneficiaries per year: 905 children across Virginia, providing 1009 pieces of refurbished adaptive equipment

Geographic areas served: the entire state of Virginia

Programs: Through our re-use program we are able to donate adaptive equipment to children and their families so they can continue to be active members in their community and raise community awareness. Adaptive equipment, such as standing frames, gait trainers, and adaptive seating devices also assist in working towards therapy goals while in the home. Although this equipment is necessary for a full life, insurance often times denies a families request to have the cost covered, and the price tag associated with this kind of equipment is steep. CATS is able to quickly get a child into a new piece of equipment, at no cost to the family, ensuring that no child with physical limitations is left on the sidelines. It is our mission to move kids ahead, four wheels at a time!