My name is Alan Joshua Mack.

I’m a T11–T12 Spinal Cord Injury survivor, a licensed Community Health Worker, and a Music Production major at Berklee College of Music. I’m also studying Criminal Justice at Bunker Hill Community College, building a bridge between healing, advocacy, and justice.

My journey began with tragedy — surviving a gunshot wound that left me paralyzed — but it’s led me to purpose. I’ve gone from hospital recovery rooms to the Massachusetts State House, where I now advocate for transitional housing, disability rights, and ending homelessness.

Today, I serve on Boston’s Advisory Council on Ending Homelessness (BACHome), using my lived experience to help others find stability, dignity, and hope.

What I’ve Overcome

• Gun violence

• Homelessness

• Mental health struggles

• Financial instability

Through the support of organizations like The Home for Little Wanderers, I found what I call my self-realization of potential — the belief that even through pain, purpose can be built. That belief drives everything I do — for myself and for my community.

My Current Challenge: Walking Again

After years of rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, I’ve reached a point where effort is no longer the barrier — technology is.

The Indego Personal Exoskeleton by Ekso Bionics is a life-changing device that would allow me to stand and walk again. It’s not just about movement — it’s about independence, health, and mental restoration.

But here’s the obstacle:

• No Massachusetts medical supplier covers this device.

• Insurance will not pay for it.

• And raising funds personally could cause me to lose my Medicaid and SSI — my lifelines.

Cost Breakdown

Purpose, Amount & Descriptions

Ekso Indego Personal Exoskeleton

Extended 4-Year Warranty

Total $128,000

The ABLE Fund

To safely receive your support without risking my essential benefits, I’ve established The Alan Joshua Mack ABLE Fund, or The ABLE Fund for short, a 3rd Party Special Needs Trust created to manage these donations legally and responsibly.

This trust ensures your contributions directly support my mobility and rehabilitation — without jeopardizing programs like SSI, Medicaid (MassHealth), or housing aid.

Your donation goes into the trust — not to me personally — and is used solely for equipment, therapy, and medical mobility needs that help to better my quality of life as well as advance my level of independence.

This structure protects my future and serves as a model for others facing the same impossible choice.

Why This Matters

This isn’t only about one man walking again.

It’s about challenging a system that too often forces people with disabilities to choose between independence and survival.

When I walk again, it will be more than a physical victory — it will stand as a symbol of equity, determination, and what happens when a community believes in transformation.

Your support doesn’t just restore movement — it restores momentum for change.

My Mission: Achieve Beyond Limits & Expectations

My life’s work is about more than recovery — it’s about impact.

The same resilience that drives me to walk again also fuels my mission to help others rebuild their lives.

Four Core Pillars of My Mission:

1. Youth Violence Prevention & Empowerment

2. Housing Insecurity & Stability

3. Mental Health & Personal Empowerment

4. Financial Literacy & Economic Opportunity for All

Every step I take — literally and figuratively — is about achieving beyond limits and expectations, for myself and for every person fighting to rise above their circumstances.

About Me — From Advocacy to Art

ALAN JOSHUA MACK, CCHW

• Certified Community Health Worker (#CHW10801)

• Council Member, Boston Advisory Council on Ending Homelessness (BACHome)

• Student, Berklee College of Music (Music Production)

• Student, Bunker Hill Community College (Criminal Justice)

Experience & Advocacy:

• Spoke at the Massachusetts State House (2024) on transitional supportive housing.

• Invited panelist for Beyond the Bridge: A Solution to Homelessness alongside state legislators and nonprofit leaders.

• Represented Boston at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference in Washington, D.C.

• Featured in The Bay State Banner and The Boston Globe for community advocacy and youth empowerment.

Recognition & Memberships:

• Member, National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)

• Member, Massachusetts & National Associations of Community Health Workers (MACHW / NACHW)

• Certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid and CPR/First Aid

Alan Mack — Also Known as A1

Beyond advocacy, I tell my story through music.

As A1, I produce and write Hip-Hop rooted in truth, resilience, and community. My art is not only therapy — it’s testimony. It’s how I process pain and transform it into purpose.

Upcoming Projects:

• Hand to Hands (EP) — August 2025

• 5 Years Later (Album) — Late 2025

• “A Bullet Led Epiphany” | The Other Side of the Pen - Poems From The Other Side Of Me (Volume I) (Poetry Book) — November 2025

Music and poetry have carried me through survival, healing, and now — toward walking again.

From Trauma to Transformation

This exoskeleton is more than a piece of technology — it’s a doorway back to life on my own two feet.

It represents what’s possible when community believes in rehabilitation, equity, and second chances.

With your help, I’ll walk again — and when I do, I’ll keep walking for those who can’t.

How You Can Help

1. Donate — every dollar brings me closer to walking again.

2. Share — spread the word with your network and community.

3. Support — follow my journey and help amplify this message of resilience and equity.

A Note About Your Gift

• All donations go into The ABLE Fund (Special Needs Trust) to protect my eligibility for benefits.

• This ensures I can walk again without losing essential supports like Medicaid and SSI.

• Donations are not tax-deductible, but they are life-changing.

Your gift isn’t just money — it’s motion.

It’s a vote for dignity, equity, and the belief that recovery should never come at the cost of survival.

With deep gratitude,

Alan Mack (A1)

Founder, Beneficiary | The ABLE Fund

Certified Community Health Worker | Advocate | Musician

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