AMBUCS

National AMBUCS, Inc.
FoundedMay 18, 1922
FounderWilliam L. White
FocusCommunity Service
Location
OriginsBirmingham, Alabama
Region served
United States
Employees12
Volunteers5,000 AMBUCS members
Websiteambucs.org

National AMBUCS, Inc. is a national 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The mission of AMBUCS is "inspiring mobility & independence".[1]

The AMBUCS mission is fulfilled by members of over 160 local chapters who:

  • Provide Amtryke adaptive tricycles
  • Provide educational scholarships to therapists, and
  • Perform various other forms of Community Service

Many AMBUCS members consider involvement with the organization a fun way to serve in their community.

The organization's parent activities are mainly focused on training, supporting, and providing resources for the subsidiary chapters, who deliver program services. A total of 10 staff persons support nearly 5,000 volunteer members from the AMBUCS Resource Center in High Point, North Carolina.[2]

Amtryke Adaptive Tricycles

The Amtryke Program provides Amtryke adaptive tricycles to people in all fifty states. Each year, chapters provide around 3,500 Amtrykes to riders in local communities. Since its inception, about 40,000 Amtrykes have been provided.[3]

Scholarships for Therapists

The Scholarships for Therapists Program awarded more than 15,500 educational scholarships since 1955 to students studying for careers in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology and hearing audiology. Over $8.9 million has been awarded.[4]

Community service

In addition, chapters reported 69,042 hours and $822,285 spent yearly on community service alone (excluding nationwide programs).[5] Chapter community service takes many forms but often includes building home access ramps or accessible playgrounds.

References

  1. ^ "Who Are We?". AMBUCS. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. ^ "AMBUCS Resource Center". AMBUCS. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Riders". AMBUCS. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  4. ^ "AMBUCS Scholarship Program for Therapists". AMBUCS. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. ^ "Chapter Outcomes and Impact Comparisons between Legacy and New Model 2014-15" (PDF). Ambucs.org. Retrieved 22 June 2019.


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