Programs for
seniors over 65 with disabilities
Over 300
seniors at 7 senior citizen centers throughout the region run and train
for fun and events.
The largest
non-elite wheelchair basketball league
Provided in part by
Achilles
Serves
over 120 young people in the South Bronx.
A more competitive wheelchair
basketball team is
fielded in the Northeast in which 15-20 people compete.
Training and
racing at various long distance running events
Is provided for over 200
wheelchair users.
The Gunrunners, a group
of atheletes who have been shot and permanently injured has been formed to raise awareness
and promote the removal of guns from inner-city neighborhoods. They work
out as a team and make presentations at local schools.
Training and
running
On weekday evenings and
weekend mornings at most chapters, serving over 5,000 people with
disabilities.
Racing on
weekends
At both mainstream club-
and Achilles-run events throughout the United States, serving 5,000 people with
disabilities.
Invitational to the nyc
marathon
disabled runners
worldwide
Serving
250 atheletes each year
Running for visually impaired adults
At the Jewish Guild for
the Blind and throughout the world.
ACHILLES ALSO
SUPPORTS THESE ACTIVITIES:
Provision of leg prostheses
Prostheses from the
United States are fitted and donated to members in countries such as
Vietnam, Bosnia, South Africa and other countries where citizens are
suffering following civil strife.
Provision of wheelchairs
Sports and racing chairs
are given to U.S. citizens and international atheletes.
Medical
assistance
Eye exams, surgery, glasses and
lenses are provided to disadvantaged members.
Research
activities
Achilles obtains support,
initiates and provides subjects for research into running for people with
disabilities.
TBI
At Mount Sinai Hospital
On how running affects cognitive
abilities in recuperating patients.
Cancer
At Memorial Sloan Kettering
On
running and the ability to withstand cancer treatments.
Cystic
fibrosisIn Norway
On runing and life extension.
Adolescent
suicide
At Columbia Presbyterian
On the effects of running
on adolescent females who have attempted suicide.
Obesity
Harlem Hospital
On weight reduction
and maintenance through running support groups.
Volunteerism
On the effects of volunteering on
inner-city disadvantaged youth
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