Ramp Stories:

Real People. Real Needs. Real Impact.


Every week, Mississippi Heroes builds wheelchair ramps for Seniors, Veterans, and people with disabilities who need safe access to their homes. This blog includes active “Ramp Stories” you can support directly. Your donation goes straight to the ramp you choose — and every single dollar brings a family closer to safety, mobility, and independence.

July 27, 2026
Lori's recovery took a hard turn. Complications set in, and she lost her leg to amputation.
July 17, 2026
For more than a year, she has not been able to go outside.
July 7, 2026
She is 82 years old, and she lives alone on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
November 21, 2025
William is a single dad, football coach, and hard worker facing hip replacement surgery on December 1st. He'll be released from the hospital on December 2nd or 3rd—to a home with no handrail and steps he can't climb. Without a ramp, he literally cannot get inside. His surgery is in 10 days. 
October 29, 2025
A veteran's wife paralyzed in a car accident.  Contractors took their money and left the ramp unfinished. Vonnette can't safely exit her home in case of emergency. The deck is built—we just need to complete the ramp that gives her independence and a way out.
September 23, 2025
A veteran living with a progressive nerve disorder that's slowly stealing his ability to walk. Some days he uses a cane. Some days a walker. On his worst days, he's wheelchair-bound and completely trapped inside his home. A ramp would give Benjamin freedom on every kind of day.