No Limits Eastern Shore

Grant Awarded: $25,000 for a Vehicle To Transport Survivors of Acquired Brain Injury

No Limits Eastern Shore has been serving survivors of acquired brain injury on the Eastern Shore of Virginia since March 2001. No Limits offers day support at their Tasley location and specialized brain injury case management out of their Onancock office. They were recipients of ESVCF funding in 2016, which was used to set up a chicken coop for day support members, a hot dog cart operated by a survivor of brain injury, and accessible walking trails rack cards (local walking trails are assessed by members for accessibility and rack cards are distributed at ESVA Visitor Centers). All three elements of this previously funded project continue to be active and in use to this day.

The No Limits case management team sees survivors in the community and assists them in accessing medical care and other tasks and the day support team uses vehicles to help members access the community at large. The No Limits current fleet of vehicles consists of: a 2001 van with a lift, a smaller 2016 accessible wheelchair van, and a non-wheelchair 2013 Hyundai Elantra with over 100,000 miles. The Elantra sits very low, which makes it challenging for members with balance issues, and it lacks safety features.

In Spring 2025, ESVCF approved a grant of $25,000 to purchase a new car so that survivors of brain injury on the Eastern Shore will have a safe and economical vehicle available to maintain their access to medical and other appointments and to preserve and increase their ability to access and actively participate in our community.

Summer 2025 Project Update from Rachel Evans, Executive Director: “We are so grateful for the new Chevy Trax. Just this morning, staff arrived at work to find a totally flat tire on our Dodge Caravan. Our day support was scheduled to join the community meal at the Manna Cafe on Chincoteague, and as members arrived & saw the tire, one gentleman said, "Oh no, we aren't going to be able to go!". Because of the award from the ESVCF, we were able to tell him: “No, it's okay. Since we have the new vehicle, we can still go.” That's what matters to the folks we serve: can we still go?

As an administrator, I'm thrilled with the accessibility (the Trax sits fairly high and is easier to get in and out of for people with balance or mobility issues), the reliability, and the wonderful safety features but however you look at it, the new Trax is a huge asset to our work and we are very thankful.”