Thank You!

YOUR generosity matters! One May 7, 2025, Down Syndrome Alabama Awarded 21 grants, for 11 different agencies, across 6 Alabama Counties, totaling $5,000. When you give to DSA, you are helping us fund grants for our families and scholarships for our students. Our next grant cycle will open October 1! Thank you for all you…

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Down Syndrome Alabama Scholarship sponsored by The Gardendale Civitan Club

This scholarship is presented by the Gardendale Civitan, and it is open to individuals who have a Down syndrome diagnosis, with permanent residence in one of the surrounding counties of the Birmingham Metropolitan Area and will be attending a post-secondary educational program at an institution of higher learning or trade school. Like the Civitan Members,…

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Edge Up for Down Syndrome

EDGE UP for DOWN SYNDROME is DSA’s brand new program focused on reading and education for our students with Down syndrome. We piloted this program with a two-day Holiday Reading Camp in December, and now we are reading to launch two deifferent, three-day camps this summer! The space for attendees is limited so make sure…

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Who are the #theluckyfew?

Family with Lucky Few Tatoos

#theluckyfew…. we hear this term and we see it all over social media. We see the tattoos but where did it start and what does it mean? Who are the lucky few? Heather Avis wrote a book called The Lucky Few: Finding God’s Best in the Most Unlikely Places and it’s a book worth adding…

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Class of 2020: Congratulations Grace

Picture of Grace Davis

Grace Davis recently graduated from Vestavia Hills High School and is going to be in the EAGLES Program Auburn University in the fall. Congratulations, Grace! We are extra proud of you and your accomplishments. We can’t wait to see what you do at Auburn University. Do you have a 2020 high school graduate? If so,…

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