Anixter Center // The Power of Design to Transform Lives
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Anixter Center is one of the largest Chicago nonprofits that serves people with disabilities. What started in 1918 with a need to have an orphanage for abandoned children has grown into an organization that now serves 7,300 adults and children annually through 34 programs and services at 35 locations across the greater Chicago area. Programs focus on providing those with all types of disabilities the ability to participate fully and equally in society. 90% of the non-profit’s clients are at or below the federal poverty line.
How do spaces influence people? What impact does design have on the way we feel? Those are just some of the questions Anixter Center asked itself before embarking on a remarkable journey that would change the face of their non-profit organization. This video tells that story.
This video was first shown at the organization’s annual fundraising event. Over $550,000 was raised for children and adults with disabilities!
Additional project contributors: CannonDesign, Executive Construction, Inc., Open Hand Studio
