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Kuni Foundation Awards $2.5 million to Advance IDD Housing Options and Catalytic Cancer Research

Funded projects include renovations to assist in aging in place for residents with IDD, the use of artificial intelligence to detect skin cancer and an exciting homeownership pilot project for neurodiverse adults. The Kuni Foundation awarded more than $2.5 million during the organization’s most recent round of grantmaking to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research and inclusive, affordable housing for people with

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Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Breaking Barriers and Fostering Inclusion

Every year, during the month of October, we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an opportunity to recognize and promote the contributions of individuals with disabilities in the workforce. This special month serves as a reminder of the progress made in promoting workplace diversity, inclusivity, and equal opportunities for people with disabilities. It’s also a time to reflect on the

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Addressing Unmet Housing Needs – Kuni Foundation Partners with Housing Oregon to Highlight IDD Housing Opportunities

A five-session conference track sponsored by the Kuni Foundation will explore the challenges and opportunities in addressing the unmet housing needs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Since publishing a study titled, “Housing Needs for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities” in 2020, the Kuni Foundation has been working to raise awareness of the hidden housing crisis facing people

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The Arc of Grays Harbor – Creating Home in Cosmopolis

A Kuni Foundation Transformation Grant “transforms” a house into a home in rural Washington. A stately 1912 house in Cosmopolis, Washington is getting a new life thanks to The Arc of Grays Harbor. With a $300,000 Transformation Grant from the Kuni Foundation, the organization purchased the five-bedroom house in April. The house had been vacant for at least five years,

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Announcing the Kuni Foundation 2023 Fall Grant Cycle

We are excited to announce the Kuni Foundation’s 2023 Fall Grant Cycle. In response to the tremendous interest in our Imagination grants for cancer research and the feedback we received regarding the impact of these grants, this cycle will include a second round of Imagination grants for cancer research. Our Discovery grants for cancer research will return in 2024. We

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Kuni Foundation Honored with the 2023 UW Medicine Brotman Leadership Award

We are profoundly grateful to UW Medicine and Susan Brotman for honoring the Kuni Foundation with the 2023 UW Medicine Brotman Leadership Award. It is an honor to support this work. We draw constant inspiration from the ground-breaking research and deep commitment to equity that is the cornerstone of the work taking place at UW Medicine. The following is reprinted

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