The Quality of Life Plus Program Colorado Joining
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The Quality of Life Plus Program Colorado Joining Community Forces January 17, 2018 Court Allen Program Manager – Rocky Mountain Region 719. 325. 9026 Court. Allen@QLPlus. org www. qlplus. org Facebook: @qlplusprogram
Our Mission: “The QL+ Mission is to foster and generate innovations that aid and improve the quality of life for those injured in the line of duty” -Jon Monett, Founder
What We Do: v Improve the quality of life for our nation’s wounded veterans, active duty military, first responders, law enforcement and intel officers v QL+ sponsors and directs technology development projects through partnerships with engineering schools at leading universities v Using our expertise in engineering, physical therapy, and program management QL+ identifies specific obstacles to overcome or ease
How We Do It: v Recruit patriot “Challengers” with life-altering injuries through understanding their lifestyle limitations v “Challenges” are offered to and accepted by partner university QL+ sponsored student engineering programs v QL+ mentors, monitors, and supports the unique collaboration between Challenger and Student Team v Once complete, the Student Team formally presents to Challenger the completed assistive device or modified hardware
Where We Do It: v QL+ Headquarters is in Mc. Lean, Virginia v Dedicated QL+ Laboratories or ”Maker Spaces” are located oncampus at Cal Poly and the Colorado School of Mines v Other programs are at Virginia Tech, the University of Dayton, Xavier University, and the University of California at San Diego v Future programs include University of Colorado-Boulder
What We Need: v Your Challengers and Challenges v Increased Awareness and Promotion v Donor sources and grants
The Quality of Life Plus Program 6748 Old Mc. Lean Village Drive Mc. Lean, VA 22101 703. 442. 0038 www. qlplus. org info@qlplus. org Court Allen Program Manager – Rocky Mountain Region 719. 325. 9026 Court. Allen@QLPlus. org
