Commitment, Strength, Hope, and Courage.
The vision of Your Destiny Foundation is to enrich the lives of children with cerebral palsy experiencing a difficult childhood to find courage, strength, and hope.
The mission of Your Destiny Foundation is to provide support to families caring for a child with cerebral palsy and to better understand the needs of the family while enriching their lives as well.
Our Founder
Chakima Rankins is a parent of a child with cerebral palsy (CP), who's mission is to encourage, support, and strengthen families who are affected by CP. She is a full-time mother and advocate for other families whom find themselves in similar situation. She is a graduate of the University of Phoenix with an associates degree in liberal arts and human services management. After overcoming her own challenges as a young, single, mother of two children, Chakima's belief was that all families who have children with CP should have access to a support system they can rely on as they travel this challenging road. With other parents and families in mind, Chakima founded Your Destiny Foundation in March 2016 in Newark NJ to meet the needs of her community and on behalf of her daughter Destiny Rankins.
Understanding Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is a number of disorders of the developing brain movement, posture, and muscle coordination caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring during fetal development; before, during, or shortly after birth; during infancy, or during early childhood. Not a disease, not progressive, nor communicable.
