Nonprofit plans to take therapeutic scuba deeper with $300 million proposal Posted February 26, 2024 1:35 pm Mick Zawislak A Downers Grove-based nonprofit is fundraising for a $300 million underwater education and research facility in North Chicago envisioned as a worldwide attraction for those with disabilities, scientists, and...
U.S. organization plans for world’s deepest therapy pool in Illinois February 21, 2024 Rendering of the world’s deepest therapy pool proposed for Downers Grove, Ill. Image courtesy Diveheart Diveheart, a non-profit organization based in Downers Grove, Ill., plans to build the world’s deepest warm water therapy pool for...
WQAD8 talks with Diveheart President and Founder, Jim Elliott, and Executive Director, Tinamarie Hernandez about plans for the deepest warm water therapy pool to be build in the Chicago suburbs. The Diveheart Education & Research Facility will cater to individuals with disabilities as well as...
The Country’s Deepest Swimming Pool Is Planned for Chicago by ELLIOT MCGOWAN • FEBRUARY 20, 2024 Measuring 130 feet, Diveheart's planned North Chicago facility will offer adaptive scuba and scuba therapy for people with disabilities and veterans with PTSD. The country’s deepest swimming pool could soon be built in North Chicago thanks to...
LAKE COUNTY NEWS-SUN Funds being raised to open country’s deepest swimming pool in North Chicago; ‘Oh my gosh, won’t this be amazing’ This rendering shows the depth of the pool beneath the building.(Photo courtesy of Diveheart) – Original Credit: News-Sun By STEVE SADIN | Lake County News-Sun...
Local nonprofit Diveheart launches fundraiser for therapy pool ...
THERAPEUTIC SCUBA WILL GO DEEPER WITH DIVEHEART’S NEWEST POOL By Lake County Partners, Date: February 1, 2024 Imagine escaping your wheelchair and standing upright. Diveheart, a non-profit organization based in Downers Grove, Illinois, has been helping individuals with disabilities including physical and developmental disabilities, vision and hearing impairments, amputations,...
Diveheart imagines possibilities for those with physical and developmental disabilities By: Angela Hager, NCTV17 Diveheart provides and supports educational scuba diving programs that are open to any child, adult, or veteran with a disability, with the hope of providing both physical and psychological therapeutic value to that...
For a Good Cause: Aquarium’s Festival of Human Abilities returns next weekend By HILLARY MA | hma@scng.com The Festival of Human Abilities — a two-day event aimed at celebrating the creative talents of folks with disabilities hosted by the Aquarium of the Pacific — will return to...
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