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New & Young Family Support

* Welcomed a record 60 new
DSCBA member families
with a child 12 or younger!

* Gifted 42 welcome baskets
to families with new babies

* Hosted 20 in-person &
virtual Early Connections
support groups in English
& Spanish, and 11 Spanish-
only Early Connections
groups, serving 150 unique
participants

* Offered virtual Sign
Language classes serving
52 unique families

* Presented 5 informational
webinars for young families

* Implemented a pilot speech
enrichment program to
16 children with Down Amir Hernandez and
syndrome his family attend
Spanish-language Early
Connections Groups.

“
The Early Connections program at DSCBA has supported me from my first
moments of motherhood and throughout each stage of my daughter’s early
development. Early Connections has given me the information, resources, and
connections I’ve needed to be the best mother I can be for my child with Down
syndrome. Many of us enter into this journey unprepared for a diagnosis, filled
with fear, and misinformed about Down syndrome. Early Connections provides the
space for parents to grow, learn, and see firsthand how much love and joy there is
in this journey. It wasn’t long after joining this group that my fear of the unknown
was replaced with true gratitude to be part of this beautiful Down syndrome
”
community. I couldn’t be more thankful for this program. - Courtney

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