Mission
Our mission is to provide education, support, and advocacy to those individuals, their friends, families, and professionals in Eastern Iowa blessed by Down syndrome. We hope through our efforts we can enhance the quality of life for all individuals with Down Syndrome.
Our organization strives to provide opportunities and support, advocate, and educate not only our families blessed by Down Syndrome, but our health care professionals, our schools, and our community.
We do this through:
Our organization strives to provide opportunities and support, advocate, and educate not only our families blessed by Down Syndrome, but our health care professionals, our schools, and our community.
We do this through:
- Educational presentations with local and national speakers
- Scholarships to attend national conferences or assist with services not otherwise covered by insurance
- Therapeutic opportunities such as our music therapy group - Do Re Mi
- Family support
- Welcome baskets to new families
- Hospital and home visits to new families
- Create awareness in community
- Educate professionals in community
- Numerous social events for the whole family throughout the year
- Sponsor community events to create awareness
- Annual HADSA walk: HADSA’s Step Up For Down Syndrome Walk
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