Advocacy Archive

Empowering Potential: Disability Employment Awareness
By Angela Hult | October 21, 2024 | Advocacy, Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) have unique skills and perspectives that benefit employers, yet the unemployment rate…
Kuni Foundation Awards $11.3 million to Washington and Oregon Nonprofits
By Robyn Shuey | July 8, 2024 | Advocacy, Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Funding accelerates inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and revolutionary cancer research.From a documentary film on Autism…
Addressing Unmet Housing Needs – Kuni Foundation Partners with Housing Oregon to Highlight IDD Housing Opportunities
By Robyn Shuey | September 1, 2023 | Advocacy, Community, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
A five-session conference track sponsored by the Kuni Foundation will explore the challenges and opportunities in addressing the unmet…
Kuni Foundation Welcomes Robyn Shuey as Director of Grants and Programs
By Angela Hult | August 1, 2022 | Advocacy, Cancer Research, Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Robyn Shuey is joining the Kuni Foundation as Director of Grants and Programs, a new role that reflects the…
Kuni Foundation Awards $13.2 Million to Oregon and Washington Nonprofits
By Angela Hult | March 10, 2021 | Advocacy, Cancer Research, Community, equity, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, STEM
Grants Support Research Dismantling Disparities in Cancer Detection and Treatment for BIPOC Communities; Innovative Housing Solutions for People Experiencing…
New Report Finds People Experiencing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Are Severely Undercounted and Face Escalating Housing Insecurity
By Kuni Foundation | October 1, 2020 | Advocacy, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities