Together, We Build Freedom
5,339
Ramps Built
288,306
Volunteer Hours
$8.95 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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What does accessibility really mean?![]()
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For SAWs Founder Rik Hagarty, it's about far more than building ramps.![]()
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It's about making sure no one is left behind because they can't safely enter or leave their own home.![]()
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In this conversation on Faithful Discourse, Rik shares the story behind SAWs, the faith that inspired it, and why accessibility is so crucial.![]()
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Because of the generosity of the Community Foundation of Hancock County eight residents now have safer access to their homes.![]()
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Their $10,000 grant helped SAWs build eight wheelchair ramps, restoring freedom, independence, and peace of mind for local neighbors living with mobility challenges.![]()
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These photos capture just two of those life-changing builds. Every ramp represents a story, a family, and a community coming together to make a difference.![]()
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Thank you, Community Foundation of Hancock County, for investing in accessibility and helping us build freedom, one ramp at a time.![]()
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