Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 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…
2024 Transformation Grant Cycle is Open
By Robyn Shuey | July 19, 2024 | Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Advancing Opportunity and Inclusion for People Experiencing Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesWe are excited to announce the Kuni Foundation's 2024…
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…
Empowering Independence: Horizon Project, Inc. Launches STEP Center for Independent Living in Hermiston
By Robyn Shuey | April 22, 2024 | Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
On a beautiful day in April with a room full of supporters, Horizon Project, Inc. proudly announced the opening…
Kuni Foundation Awards $2.5 million to Advance IDD Housing Options and Catalytic Cancer Research
By Robyn Shuey | December 14, 2023 | Cancer Research, Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Funded projects include renovations to assist in aging in place for residents with IDD, the use of artificial intelligence…
Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Breaking Barriers and Fostering Inclusion
By Robyn Shuey | October 31, 2023 | Community, equity, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Every year, during the month of October, we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an opportunity to recognize and…
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…
The Arc of Grays Harbor – Creating Home in Cosmopolis
By Robyn Shuey | August 23, 2023 | Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
A Kuni Foundation Transformation Grant “transforms” a house into a home in rural Washington.A stately 1912 house in Cosmopolis,…
Announcing the Kuni Foundation 2023 Fall Grant Cycle
By Robyn Shuey | July 21, 2023 | Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
We are excited to announce the Kuni Foundation’s 2023 Fall Grant Cycle. In response to the tremendous interest in…
Kuni Foundation Awards 36 Imagination Grants to Advance Innovation and Inclusion in Oregon and Washington
By Robyn Shuey | May 17, 2023 | Cancer Research, Community, equity, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Funded projects include immunotherapeutic hydrogel for pancreatic cancer treatment, advancing precision radiotherapy for tumors, program expansion for neurodiv…
Fruit Valley Park to Receive Inclusive Playground with $1 Million from the Kuni Foundation
By Robyn Shuey | March 7, 2023 | Community, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Fruit Valley Neighborhood Park (3200 Fruit Valley Rd.) will receive a new, inclusive playground thanks to a $1 million…
Mainstream Housing – Visioning Person-Centered Housing for Life Transitions
By Robyn Shuey | November 10, 2022 | Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Your voice matters. Participate in Mainstream Housing’s survey to design innovative housing solutions. Ensuring that people with intellectual and…
Inclusive Playground Taking Shape in Vancouver
By Robyn Shuey | October 25, 2022 | Community, equity, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Harper’s Playground is bringing its innovative model for radically inclusive playgrounds to Vancouver with the reimagined Chelsea Anderson Play…
Celebrating Affordable, Inclusive Housing – Albertina Kerr’s Wynne Watts Commons
By Robyn Shuey | October 14, 2022 | Community, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Philanthropy
Creating an inclusive, accessible, and affordable community for all in Gresham, Oregon.On a beautiful fall day, supporters, board members,…
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 $9.8 Million to Oregon and Washington Nonprofits
By Angela Hult | February 10, 2022 | Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Grants Help to Advance Cancer Research and Advocacy and Inclusive, Affordable Housingfor People with Intellectual DisabilitiesPresident Joe Biden announced…
Washington and Oregon Nonprofits Receive $1 Million Boost from The Kuni Foundation
By Angela Hult | June 23, 2021 | Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Projects Include the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Screenings, the Creation of an Autism Center of Excellence…
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…
Finding Creativity and Connection in COVID Times
By Jenny R. Stadler | October 23, 2020 | Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Guest post by: Jenny Stadler, Executive Director, PHAME Our world has changed entirely in the months since the pandemic began. And…
Shining Light on the Housing Crisis for People Experiencing IDD
By Kuni Foundation | October 1, 2020 | Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
We believe housing is a basic human right. Stable housing supports and enhances health, well-being and community connectedness. Yet,…
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