What we do
We help Texans navigate barriers to prosthetic access.
Future Steps is a resource and connector, not a medical provider. We offer community connections, resource navigation, and possible financial assistance when charitable resources permit. We do not guarantee funding, a prosthesis, or a particular outcome.
Our support
Three kinds of support, one goal
Our work supports access to appropriate prosthetic options and greater autonomy, guided by each person’s needs and goals.
Social support
Limb loss can be isolating. We help people connect with encouragement and community while respecting that every experience is different.
Networking
The path to a prosthesis can involve clinics, prosthetists, coverage decisions, and paperwork. We help people identify providers and resources; clinical choices remain with each person and their licensed professionals.
Financial support
When insurance and personal resources fall short, Future Steps may offer financial assistance consistent with its charitable purpose and available funds.
Our process
How it works
A clear path from first contact to an informed next step.
Connect
An amputee or person with limb loss reaches out, or someone contacts us with their permission. We listen and learn about the barriers they are facing.
Enable
We help identify providers and resources and may offer financial assistance when the request fits our charitable purpose and resources are available.
Move forward
If an appropriate path is available, we explain it clearly. Decisions about devices, treatment, and function remain with the person and their licensed clinical team.
Who we serve
People in Texas facing barriers to prosthetic access
We focus on amputees and people with limb loss in Texas, especially those facing financial or practical barriers to obtaining an appropriate prosthesis.
- People seeking help understanding possible resources and next steps
- People facing a coverage gap or difficulty affording a prosthesis
- Referrals from clinicians, family members, and community professionals made with the person’s permission
A conduit, not a clinic
What we do — and what we don't
Understanding our role helps us serve people well.
- We do offer social support, resource navigation, and possible financial assistance toward prosthetic access.
- We do help people identify providers and community resources.
- We don't diagnose, prescribe, fit devices, render medical care, or guarantee assistance or outcomes.