Jane Caskey’s Dedication to People with Disabilities

Jane Caskey is a familiar, smiling face around ABLE2. Whether bringing in donations for our annual Holiday Party, attending events, or as a person the staff can call upon to contribute to their work, Jane can be counted on to support ABLE2’s mission to empower people with disabilities to build lives of meaning and joy. Jane has been a long-time supporter and advocate of ABLE2, has served as a board member, and is also a volunteer Ally with the Matching Program. 

Jane’s core values of community involvement and support mean that she is dedicated to the causes she believes in and can be counted on to be a leader in the community. Over the years, she has lived her values by recruiting individuals with disabilities to her work team, sitting on the boards of small local charities, encouraging her friends to donate to the non-profits she supports, helping her neighbours, and raising funds.

ABLE2 is fortunate to be one of the charities she supports. She believes that ABLE2 does “excellent work; work that was even more important during the pandemic.” She lives this by volunteering with the Friendly Caller Program and as a regular donor.

Jane knows from personal experience the feelings of isolation individuals feel, especially when they have a disability that affects their ability to get out in the community. She knows the impact that an individual can have when they freely choose to befriend someone who lives with a disability. The impacts range from reducing loneliness and isolation to helping to develop personal networks and relations, increasing self-confidence, to improved mental and physical health. Jane regularly donates to ABLE2 because she admires the work being done and understands the impacts at an individual and community level.

Dedicated supporters and donors like Jane further ABLE2’s mission of empowering people with disabilities to build lives of meaning and joy. Their commitment to building an inclusive community where everyone is seen as able, important, and valued, has enabled our vital work for over 50 years. We invite you to join individuals like Jane in supporting ABLE2 to empower lives for 50 more years.