KOVAR and DePaul Family Services partner to help individuals with disabilities.

Roanoke, VA - On January 19, 2006, the Virginia chapter of the Knights of Columbus presented DePaul Family Services with a KOVAR grant check for $10,460. This money will be used by DePaul Family Services to improve the quality of life of its clients that have mental and physical disabilities. The money will help fund three projects including the purchase of a wheelchair accessible van for one of DePaul Family Services group homes for adults with mental retardation. The grant will also be used to install a wheelchair accessible automatic door opener at the DePaul's OPTIONS Day Support Center for adults with mental retardation in Forest, VA and to purchase Braille reading materials for for visually impaired clients.

KOVAR stands for the Knights of Virginia Assisting Citizens with Mental Retardation. KOVAR is the charity that Virginia Knights of Columbus established in 1971 to provide financial assistance through grants and home loans to tax exempt organizations providing training and assistance to citizens with mental retardation.

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DePaul Family Services is a non-profit, non-sectarian human service agency that provides treatment foster care, adoption services, mental retardation programs and clinical services throughout Central and Southwestern Virginia. DePaul Family Services' goal is to create community based services which will support individuals and families enabling them to overcome challenges and build brighter futures.