Do you know someone with a spinal cord injury who needs a wheelchair ramp built for his or her home? If they cannot afford the cost of constructing a ramp, there are some limited funds available though the end of 2012 to help them do so. The funds are provided through a grant obtained by the Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Roper Hospital in Charleston.Up to $1,000 per ramp is available for lumber and supplies. Funds generally take three to four weeks to obtain, and recipients must be residents of South Carolina. Labor is not provided so individuals are recommended to talk with church and community groups about handling the ramp construction. In the Midlands area, two non-profit organizations build ramps with volunteer manpower: World Changers (Contact John Hert at 803-794-0524 or JHchgewd@msn.com) and EmmanuWheel (Contact Jeff Kirby at 803-730-8042 or james.j.kirby@usarmy.mil).For more information or to apply for ramp funding, contact Lori Wattay at 843-724-2837.