Empowering the Disabled Community

Project Awaken: Discovering LImitless abilities through a collaboration of an active disabled community

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Jenny Kraft
Jennifer Kraft, Founder of Project Awaken

Project Awaken: A collaborative community uplifting and inspireing each other by sharing inspiring stories and life hacks.

Project awaken is working to create a community of like minded motivated people dealing with disabilites to support and uplift others in similar conditions. When we come together as a collaborative community we are able to spark transformation to awaken all our special abilities despite our conditions.

You Can Make a Difference

We receive a lot of emails from people with disabilities, their friends, families, and other supporters. We review every request we get with due diligence to ensure that all our efforts benefit those genuinely in need. Your donations empower us to help others. Not just that, we keep you informed at all times how the donation made by you has helped someone in need.

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Creating a Positive Impact is Within Your Reach

Jenny spends her spare time building this site to help educate others and connect people in need. She sometimes spends hours working on blogs to inspire and educate so if you love this site and the content found here please feel free to fuel her with a coffee, especially on those writing blogs.

You Can Make a Difference

We receive a lot of emails from people with disabilities, their friends, families, and other supporters. We review every request we get with due diligence to ensure that all our efforts benefit those genuinely in need. Your donations empower us to help others. 

Not just that, we keep you informed at all times how the donation made by you has helped someone in need. 

Key Largo | Open Trip

Explore the coral reefs of Key Largo in a fully supported, accessible environment where adaptive divers, dive buddies, and volunteers can all participate. Jun 20-27, 2026 Trip Info Listed by […]

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Rotary Grove Fest

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Train2Race Camp

A multi-day paratriathlon training camp for athletes with physical disabilities and visual impairments. Dare2tri coaches and volunteers provide hands-on instruction across swimming, cycling, and running, with adaptive equipment fitting and […]

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Powerlifting

Paralympic powerlifting, also known as para powerlifting and para-lifting, is an adaptation of the sport of powerlifting for athletes with disabilities. The only discipline in Paralympic powerlifting is the bench […]

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Youth Tennis

Instruction is provided for youth and beginner players who are ambulatory, use a manual chair, or power chair. Sports chairs may be available upon request. Tennis courts are located in […]

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My Recovery | Next Steps Chicago

Action is what make people be able to overcome difficult life situations. The video above made by Social Eyes about Jennifer Kraft shows different types of exercises she uses to become stronger and helping to retrain the body to walk again.

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Red Hot Ant Daggers of Pain

| Red Hot Ant Daggers of Pain | I lost the battle today; it doesn’t happen often; I feel like I usually win or find a way to think I win. I

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Accident Anniversary
Jenny's Notes

6 Year Accident Anniversary

It is in giving you shall recieve 6 years ago on 4/25/2014 about 7:30 pm I was on my way home biking up from Hyde Park to downtown Chicago where

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Jennifer Kraft interview by PodcastDx
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Birthday Present- Podcast Dx Interview

Birthday Present – PodcastDx Interview Last month I got the opportunity to speak to PodcastDx about my spinal cord injury and recovery process. They are an amazing podcast that brings

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