5 adaptive sports, peer-support, and activity-based therapy organizations in Mississippi: 2 adaptive sports programs, 2 organizations doing both and 1 peer-support group. Verified July 2026. You do not need to be an athlete: many of these exist as much for the community as the sport.
The Dream Program
Mississippi Gulf Coast nonprofit (founded 2006) offering 14 free year-round adaptive recreation programs including water sports, field sports, and fitness for people with disabilities.
Institute for Disability Studies – USM Adaptive Sports
University of Southern Mississippi's disability center offering adaptive sports including wheelchair basketball, tennis, softball, and pickleball in partnership with MACE; recognized Paralympic Sports Club.
Metro Area Community Empowerment (MACE)
SCI-founded 501(c)(3) providing wheelchair basketball, tennis, softball, fitness coaching, and peer mentoring for spinal cord injury survivors and youth in the Jackson metro area.
Mississippi Paralysis Association
Statewide nonprofit helping Mississippians with paralysis since 1983 through financial assistance, adaptive sports sponsorship (wheelchair basketball, tennis, softball, water skiing), and peer support groups.
United Spinal Association of Mississippi / Brain Injury Association of MS
State chapter of United Spinal Association—Mississippi's only nonprofit exclusively serving TBI and SCI survivors—providing peer support groups, advocacy, adaptive sports referrals, and a statewide helpline.
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