Matt for All, All for Matt

We are asking you to help a hero in need. Our son, father, husband, brother, uncle, and friend.

It’s been nearly three years since Matt was given the official, devastating diagnosis of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). ALS is a degenerative neurological disease that has no cure, gradually taking away the ability to walk, eat, talk, and breathe.

Over the past three years, Matt has lost the ability to walk, talk for long periods and feed himself. He has also lost almost all fine motor control in his hands, making tasks that seem easy instead very difficult. He is constantly losing more of what he can do independently with no assistance and is now almost completely chair-bound, needing round-the-clock care. We want to provide him with as much comfort and security as possible. This includes having access to, and funds available for, new drugs and treatments that may become available, as well as in-home care and more. The average cost of ALS can reach up to $300,000 a year.

Matt has spent his whole life fighting for those less advantaged. No matter his own struggles, he has always fought for what is right, just, and fair. His voice and his actions have helped guide an entire community toward love and peace, and many have been touched by his generosity and fighting spirit. Even now, he is working as much as he can, educating people on how to build inclusive communities in Kansas and beyond. His will and fortitude remain as this disease continues to erode his physical abilities.

He is now in the fight of his life and it’s time for us to fight for him for all the times he has fought for us.

Please consider helping Matt Enyart and donating what you can. Thank you. #allformatt

Here are just a few of the things Matt has done for this world:

Rainbow Kids & Families

Check out the foundation he created to advocate for LGBTQ+ youth in Lawrence, KS.

Rainbow Kids and Families

Read more about how he formed the group here

TASK

He started Training & Advocacy Supports of Kansas at KU and eventually created his own company to create quality training and advocacy supports for historically marginalized human service populations, reaching as far as Singapore.

Read more about it here

KIPHIC

The Kansas Institute for Positive, Healthy, and Inclusive Communities (KIPHIC) is a non-profit organization and state-wide network focused on building positive, healthy, and inclusive Kansas communities. Even now, Matt leads efforts at KIPHIC to further its goals and reach more people.

You can read more about KIPHIC here

For Lou Gehrig's Day at the MLB this year, he was gifted a wheelchair by the Royals:

Matt got to go with his family to the Royals game on Lou Gehrig's day this year and was gifted a wheelchair by Permobil and the MLB that includes more "bells and whistles" than insurance will cover. See more here