“First and foremost, I want to thank you and all your volunteers for giving me an awesome gift of independence. I now can come and go as I would like to. For too many years all I could do was sit at the front door and stare into the abyss of what my life was like before the wheelchair ramp.” – San Antonio Ramp Recipient
Have you ever changed a person’s life in a single day?
The Texas Ramp Project volunteers have done it over 28,400 times! We build wheelchair ramps for disabled or elderly people who can’t afford to buy one. In a few hours on a Saturday morning, we give these folks the freedom to leave their home again – the home where they want to remain but whose steps have imprisoned them.
Stories of Giving
T.J. and LaVerne Plunkett Foundation awards Texas Ramp Project $5,000 for Smith County
Lifelong residents of Rusk County, T.J. and LaVerne Plunkett loved their community and were committed to improving lives throughout the region. The Plunkett Foundation has a generous history of supporting many charities in East Texas through the East Texas Communities Foundation. The Texas Ramp Project is honored to be awarded …
A letter of gratitude to Don Barlow and the Austin West Volunteers
Penny Marr and her brother John were overjoyed at receiving a ramp for John’s use. John was a highly decorated firefighter before he had major health issues which have greatly limited his mobility. To build this 47 foot ramp, 11 Burnet team volunteers donated more than 55 hours of labor …
Texas Ramp Project Volunteers build ramp to bring Nurre home
Olney’s newest city council member, Steven Nurre, came home from a Dallas hospital last week, thanks to volunteers from the Texas Ramp Project who built a ramp at his home on Nov. 22. The ramp will allow him to use a wheelchair while he recovers from a serious traffic accident …
28,629 Ramps Built
Total Ramps Built
146.7 Miles of Ramps
Miles of Ramps
736,787 Hours
