{"id":220,"date":"2022-05-30T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T19:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawssouthwest.org\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2022-05-30T19:46:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T19:46:03","slug":"what-is-a-saws-affiliate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sawssouthwest.org\/index.php\/what-is-a-saws-affiliate\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a SAWs Affiliate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"220\" class=\"elementor elementor-220\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60932ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60932ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e856ff\" data-id=\"8e856ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dca2d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dca2d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a SAWs Affiliate?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e0e456\" data-id=\"5e0e456\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f46ef5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f46ef5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c534b90\" data-id=\"c534b90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efed2b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efed2b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/sawssouthwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20211129_143012_resized.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sawssouthwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20211129_143012_resized.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/sawssouthwest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20211129_143012_resized-300x135.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b60e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b60e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A SAWs Affiliate is a group of volunteers who come together to build wheelchair ramps for those most in need in their area. The Affiliate may be associated with a church or civic organization and is assigned a geographic service area by SAWs, Inc. The Affiliate has a physical location known as the hub to serve as the center of an area of influence. The hub will send and receive information, provide support and get feedback from its area of influence. The SAWs Hub is conceived and designed to serve its assigned counties as the controlling entity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4706463\" data-id=\"4706463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14471ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14471ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each Hub should have the following:<\/p><ul><li>An Area Coordinator who is in charge of managing the projects in the Affiliate\u2019s area<\/li><li>A reasonably central geographic location given its area of influence<\/li><li>Project Managers who lead builds in the Affiliate\u2019s area<\/li><li>A strong volunteer team<\/li><li>All the necessary tools and transportation equipment for kitting and distribution<\/li><li>A facility for pre-fabrication (warehouse, barn, garage, etc.) and inside storage for materials and tools. (Outside storage is acceptable if secure from pilferage.)<\/li><li>A willingness to raise funds from individuals, churches and corporations to build ramps in the Affiliate\u2019s area<\/li><li>Ultimately, sufficient volunteer support to perform all the SAWs process steps from start to finish.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-857ff53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"857ff53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5968ef9\" data-id=\"5968ef9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569eaf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"569eaf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are interested in learning more about how to become an Affiliate or Hub, please contact David James at azdij412@gmail.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a SAWs Affiliate? A SAWs Affiliate is a group of volunteers who come together to build wheelchair ramps for those most in need in their area. The Affiliate may be associated with a church or civic organization and is assigned a geographic service area by SAWs, Inc. 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