Together, We Build Freedom
5104
Ramps Built
275,616
Volunteer Hours
$8.6 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.
Referring Agency Partners
SAWs® is in the process of building a strong referral network consisting of healthcare providers and nonprofit agencies that already work with our future clients and are more familiar with their circumstances.
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SAWs® is in the process of building a strong referral network consisting of healthcare providers and nonprofit agencies that already work with our future clients and are more familiar with their circumstances.
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With ongoing health challenges, even a small step—just a few bricks with no railing—has become unsafe. What may seem minor to most of us is a daily barrier for Rosanne.![]()
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When Ken and Rosanne found SAWs, they said it felt like “a gift from above.” 💚![]()
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“The best part is seeing someone use their ramp for the first time. That’s when you realize how difficult it was before.” — Anne, SAWs Volunteer![]()
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This is why we build ramps—so neighbors like Rosanne can safely leave their homes and live with dignity and independence.![]()
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Join us for Elevate, SAWs’ premier fundraising event.![]()
An evening of dinner, live entertainment, and meaningful impact as we come together to build freedom through mobility.![]()
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🎟️ Tickets & Sponsorships are now available: secure.qgiv.com/event/elevate2026/
Accessibility starts at the front door.![]()
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Servants at Work is honored to receive a $2,500 grant from the Whitewater Valley REMC Community Trust to help build ADA-compliant wheelchair ramps for individuals whose homes lack safe access.![]()
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These ramps provide something simple but powerful: the ability to safely leave home, welcome visitors, attend appointments, and live with greater independence.![]()
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Thank you to the Whitewater Valley Rural Electric Membership Corporation Community Trust for supporting this work and investing in accessible communities.![]()
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📷 Dave Sheets accepted the grant on behalf of SAWs from trustees Joe Baldwin and Gary Stokes.
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