Together, We Build Freedom
5,528
Ramps Built
298,512
Volunteer Hours
$9.27 Million
Volunteer Labor Value
*Estimated mean based on aggregate data
Building Community Transforming Lives Accessing the World
SAWs® is a nonprofit, volunteer organization founded in 2003. Originally started in Indianapolis, our organization serves clients across Indiana, as well as Arizona and Virginia. We specialize in building wooden wheelchair ramps for low-income, permanently disabled individuals. With the support of our donors and volunteers, lives are changed one ramp at a time and in less than six hours we transform a client’s life forever.
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Support SAWs®
Because SAWs® does not charge low-income, permanently disabled persons for their ramps, we depend on the generosity of individuals, churches, corporations and nonprofit organizations to support our efforts.
Your donation will allow us to continue our mission of providing life-changing results for our clients and our volunteers.
Whether you like to build ramps, make phone calls to prospective recipients or prepare and serve refreshments for our build teams.
A SAWs® Affiliate is a group of volunteers who come together to build wheelchair ramps for those most in need in their area.
Refer a Client to SAWs
Help people in your community gain safe, independent access to their homes. Healthcare providers, case managers, social workers, and community organizations can quickly connect eligible clients with a wheelchair ramp.
Apply for Wheelchair Ramp
SAWs provides professionally built wheelchair ramps for eligible Indiana residents with long-term mobility needs. Learn about our program, eligibility requirements, and how to apply.
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Purdue students are putting their construction skills to work for their Indiana neighbors.We're proud to recogPurdue Universityrsity's Bowen School of Construction with the David C. Kennedy Award for outstanding community service.More than 210 @techpurdue student volunteers have helped build 19 accessibility ramps across Indiana, making a lasting difference in their communities.Read more about this partnership: www.sawsramps.org/celebrating-community-impact-saws-honors-purdue-university/
Three new ramps. Three Indianapolis neighbors with greater independence and accessibility at home. Thanks to a generous grant from Metro Ministries, Inc., SAWs volunteers built three wheelchair ramps in Marion County this year, helping residents get in and out of their homes more safely and easily.We're grateful to Metro Ministries for supporting our mission and helping make these builds possib#mmi2026springp#SAWsRampsR#BuildingAccessibilityility
What a night celebrating the people who make our mission possible! Saturday’s Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was filled with laughter, gratitude, and the incredible community behind every SAWs ramp.📸 Have photos from Saturday? Share your favorite moments in the comments or tag us in your posts so we can relive the memories together!#SAWsRamps #volunteerappreciationmonth #volunteersmakeadifference
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