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"Now What?"
Every dollar you give to the Now What Foundation goes directly toward providing free life coaching to quadriplegics and their families — people who are facing one of the most challenging transitions a human being can endure, and who deserve support without barriers.
Michael Schwass lived 35 years as a quadriplegic and never stopped asking "Now what am I going to do?" Your gift ensures that others can ask that question too — and that someone will be there to help them answer it.
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Every Gift Makes Real Impact
$50
Gives Hope To a Quadriplegic
Covers the operational cost of one life coaching session — one hour that can shift a perspective forever.
$100
Lift up a Quadriplegic
Provides a full month of coaching support — the consistency that turns a single conversation into lasting transformation.
$250
Make a Difference in a Quadriplegic's Life
Funds access for multiple participants to attend our Annual Inspirational Forum — a day that returns hope to people who thought it was gone.
$1,000
Change the Life of a Quadriplegic
Provides a full year of free services to a quadriplegic and their family — coaching, Forum access, and our community behind them every step of the way.
Why It Matters
When the Hospital Sends You Home,
Then What?
The medical system is designed to stabilize a quadriplegic. Rehabilitation teaches the body's new limits. But no one teaches you how to rebuild your sense of self. How to find purpose. How to stop grieving the life you had and start building the one you have.
That is the gap the Now What Foundation exists to fill. And it is a gap that most quadriplegics and their families fall into — not because they lack the will, but because they lack access to the right support at the right time.
Michael Schwass never had a foundation like this. But the wisdom he spent 35 years earning? That belongs to the quadriplegic community. Your gift is how we deliver it to them.
"He didn't just survive 35 years as a quadriplegic. He thrived. He taught. He lived the question — and he became the answer."
— From the book "Loose Pucks"
100% free to every participant — no cost, no insurance, no means testing
Fully virtual — accessible from anywhere in the world without leaving home
Registered 501(c)(3) — your donation is fully tax-deductible
Founded on lived experience — not theory, but 35 years of real life wisdom
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