Down Syndrome Awareness Month

We will be adding a fact about Down syndrome each day of the month of October in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month! Follow along all month to learn facts about Down syndrome!

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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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#WDSD21

Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on 3/21/2021! See how the Wouldn’t Change a Thing organization is celebrating!

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CoorDown normalizes Down syndrome in the workplace

by Sabrina Sanchez of Campaign The campaign includes a partnership with LinkedIn to connect employers and prospective hires. To celebrate World Down Syndrome day on March 21, nonprofit organization CoorDown launched “The Hiring Chain,” a global awareness campaign that encourages employers to hire people with Down syndrome.  The campaign, led by New York-based creative agency…

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Healthy Tip

Just getting your loved one outside for a small amount of time several times a week can increase their physical activity and help their mental health! If you’re stuck inside, this could look like online family fitness classes like the recent series launched by NEO Kids, PopSugar Fitness’ family sweat sessions, or UNICEF Kid Power…

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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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