DSAWM: West Michigan’s Down Syndrome Center
If you’ve stopped by DSAWM recently, you have witnessed our transformation in progress. What used to be an administrative office is becoming a welcoming, family-friendly center. When DSAWM moved into the […]
Rapid Runners Race for Mended Little Hearts
On September 24th, Mended Little Hearts of West Michigan (MLH-WM) held its second Funky Heart 5K in Alto. Heart defects are the most common and most deadly birth defect, affecting approximately […]
Stop Restraint and Seclusion in Michigan Schools
Your help is urgently needed to protect Michigan students. Please support the bipartisan effort to push HB 5409-5418 through Michigan’s senate. These reforms make Michigan’s voluntary guidelines on seclusion and restraint into […]
Life Insurance and Special Needs: Challenges and Solutions
Insuring Your Child with Special Needs Because people with Down syndrome have a shorter life expectancy, parents must also prepare for the possibility that they may outlive their child. […]
Step Up for Down Syndrome Goes Wild in 2017
The 20th anniversary Step Up for Down Syndrome walk held Saturday, October 8th at Millennium Park was our highest earning walk in history! More than $150,000 was raised – far […]
My Theater Story – Michael Amoros
Six years ago I started classes and day camps at Grand Rapids Civic Theater (GRCT). This summer I did Senior Theater Arts Day Camp. That was really fun because we […]
To My Daughter’s Heart Surgeon – Lindsey Kloeckner
to my daughter’s heart surgeon, my daughter was born with Down syndrome. and as many other children with that beautiful extra chromosome, she was also born with a congenital heart […]
