In the Community
Challenged Athletes Foundation
Since 1994, CAF has raised more than $147M and funded over 40,000 grant requests from people with physical disabilities in all 50 states and 70 countries across 103+ different sports.
Dani first received a grant from Challenged Athletes Foundation in 2019 when she started her Paralympic journey. Since, she has volunteered at various camps and clinics, and serves as an ambassador for CAF.
Visit https://www.challengedathletes.org/ to learn more!
Inclusive Outdoors Project
Dani volunteers as the Programs Coordinator for the Inclusive Outdoors Project, an organization that hosts events that bridge the gap between affinity spaces and outdoor based organizations.
One of the major barriers to the outdoors is access; access for people with disabilities; access for BIPOC and Queer communities; access to finances; access to outdoor gear; access to mentorship and outdoor education opportunities. Dani works on creating programming for trail running, ice climbing, and backcountry skiing.
Visit https://www.inclusiveoutdoorsproject.com/ to learn more!
NubAbility Athletics
Dani started as a volunteer with NubAbility in spring of 2019. NubAbility Athletics is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization that hosts sports camps for children with traumatic and congenital amputations.
Having volunteered for five different camps, Dani’s favorite part is showing other limb-different children that their “disability” is what makes them unique. She has coached soccer, basketball, cheer & dance, strength & conditioning, and downhill skiing to over 50 limb-different children.
Visit https://nubability.org/ to learn more!
Shriners Hospital for Children
Dani was a patient at Shriners Hospital for Children since the time she was four months old. The hospital helped her year after year with prosthetic arms.
After moving to Salt Lake City, Dani began volunteering at the same Shriners Hospital that she was once a patient at. She checked patients in, gave the kids stuffed animals or toys before they had surgery, and represented the hospital as a Patient Ambassador. As a Patient Ambassador, Dani would be part of public service announcements and spoke at events on behalf of the hospital.
Visit https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/shc to learn more!