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Empowering Futures: The Importance of Scholarships for Students with Disabilities at Mays Mission for the Handicapped

At Mays Mission for the Handicapped, we believe that education is a powerful tool that can transform lives. For students with disabilities, access to quality education can open doors to opportunities that might otherwise remain closed. That’s why our scholarship program is not just a financial aid initiative; it’s a commitment to empowering these students […]

Scholarships

Mays Mission offers scholarships to deserving students with physical and/or mental disabilities. To qualify for a Mission scholarship one must be able to document a significant disability, score of 20 or better on the A.C.T or 970 on S.A.T., be enrolled in a four-year study program (under-graduate only) working toward a baccalaureate degree and provide […]

Spotlight On David

At Mays Mission, we are fortunate to know some truly remarkable individuals — and today, we’d love to share the inspiring story of one of them: David Marrs. Some of you may remember hearing about David before. His journey is one of resilience, strength, and what can happen when someone is simply given a chance. […]

Mission Statement

For over fifty years Mays Mission for the Handicapped has been dedicated to serving people with disabilities and enhancing their quality of life. Educating the public that, given the opportunity, people with disabilities can succeed and become productive citizens. Our Purpose: Mays Mission for the Handicapped offers hope to people who no one else may […]

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It may seem like a trite statement to say that “we have so much to be thankful for,” as we hear it every year around the Thanksgiving dinner table. Yet, for the vast majority of US citizens, this statement holds undeniably true. We live in a land birthed in freedom from tyranny that continues on […]

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Change and Attitude

We are all brought into this world with our own unique set of circumstances.  Some are born into wealth and prosperity while some are born into poverty; some short and some tall; some with a natural ability to excel in certain areas while others struggle to make the grade.  Whatever the situation might be, no […]

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To Tell Or Not To Tell

Are you disabled and unemployed?  Do you have the feeling that if you tell a potential employer about your disability you won’t be hired?  Great news!  Since the inception of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, there has been a lot of progress for the disabled. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 […]

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Strive to do “something!”

Whether you are one of the healthiest people around, young or old, able-bodied or not, we all have dreams and aspirations that we set for ourselves.  Be it monetary, education, employment, marriage-whatever- we all want to succeed in life. Often time’s people tend to set limitations on themselves and especially those with disabilities.  We all […]

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Watch them soar!

Mays Mission’s scholarship program for disabled students is one of our favorites, because, through it, we meet the most extraordinary young women and men … and then get to watch them shine and soar! These kids have often faced and overcome challenge after challenge for their entire lives. They are strong and resilient. They can […]

History

Ewing W. Mays was a WWII veteran. While in Sicily, the jeep in which he was riding was hit by a German mortar. Mays was thrown from his vehicle. He awoke to find that both his legs were missing. In his opinion, life was over and no longer worth living. While Mays lay in a […]