Denver, CO, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) awarded over $76,000 in schooling grants to Down syndrome organizations throughout the United States and overseas. Since the founding of the GLOBAL Membership Program in 2012, greater than $1 Million to 235 grants – schooling, employment and COVID – have been supplied to GLOBAL Organization Members.
This 12 months’s schooling grants will fund eleven applications in Albania, Arizona, California, Delaware, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin. The applications will give attention to offering grownup medical care, psychological well being, analysis & medical outreach, well being & wellness applications and extra. More than 3,500 professionals, members of the family and self-advocates will instantly profit.
“We are so inspired by the amazing Down syndrome organizations we serve, and the impactful programs they provide for their communities,” stated Michelle Sie Whitten, President & CEO of GLOBAL. “Our member organizations are on the front line providing their families life-changing programs and services every day. We are proud to contribute our part as a national partner.”
The 2022 GLOBAL Education Grant recipients and their funded applications are (in alphabetical order):
- Buddy Up for Life, Inc. (New Albany, OH): “Buddy Up Fitness” will facilitate eight high-intensity interval coaching periods for individuals with Down syndrome 4 occasions a 12 months.
- Coastal Bringing Up Down Syndrome (Wilmington, NC): “iCan Swim Camp (Brunswick County)” will collaborate with an area faculty to guide five-day swimming camps to extend steadiness, coordination, exercise stage, and total health and security in the water.
- Down Syndrome Albania Foundation (Tirana, Albania): “Reach for Health-Support for Adults with Down Syndrome” will assist medical look after adults with Down syndrome and host three conferences to coach the group on the GLOBAL Adult Guideline.
- Down Syndrome Association for Families (Lincoln, NE): “High Intensity Functional Training (HIFT)” will facilitate a 50-week collection of CrossFit periods for 30 individuals with Down syndrome.
- Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas (Austin, TX): “DSACT Medical Outreach” will facilitate a multi-pronged medical outreach program in partnership with the UT Austin Dell Medical School to supply Down syndrome-specific trainings to medical professionals.
- Down Syndrome Association of Delaware (Middleton, DE): “Behavior Workshop with Dr. Lina Patel” will present a conduct workshop supplied to folks and caregivers in conjunction with Down Syndrome Interest Group of Pennsylvania.
- Down Syndrome Association of Greater St. Louis (Brentwood, MO): “Down Syndrome and Dementia: Outreach, Support, and Education” will present Alzheimer’s and dementia assist and schooling to the group over the course of six periods.
- Down Syndrome Association of Northeast Ohio (Independence, OH): “DSANEO Community of Care Medical Outreach for All Ages and Stages” will present 4 webinars to folks and 6 shows for medical professionals and college students on Down syndrome, analysis, and medical care sources.
- Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin – Fox Cities (Appleton, WI): “DSAW-Fox Cities Health & Wellness Programs” will pilot two new applications, together with a cooking class centered on well being and security and a health class centered on stretching, hydration, and correct approach.
- Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area (Danville, CA): “Mental Health & Wellness Alliance” will fund the growth of an present program devoted to offering coaching and assist for psychological well being professionals working with sufferers with Down syndrome and different mental and developmental disabilities.
- Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona (Gilbert, AZ): “The Sharing Down Syndrome Community Ambassador Program” facilitates a biking and tremendous motor ability research at Arizona State University and a gathering between adults with Down syndrome and medical college students and professionals on the Mayo Clinic.
“We are excited to highlight the importance of research as a benefit for people with Down syndrome in our community,” stated Gina Johnson, Director & Founder of Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona. “We are grateful for GLOBAL’s Education Grant program, which is helping people with Down syndrome in Arizona and around the world.”
To be taught extra in regards to the GLOBAL membership grants, go to https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/global-grants/
To be taught extra about particular person and group GLOBAL memberships, go to https://www.globaldownsyndrome.org/global-membership/
To be taught extra about Global Down Syndrome Foundation, go to www.globaldownsyndrome.org
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About Global Down Syndrome Foundation
The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) is the biggest non-profit in the U.S. working to save lots of lives and dramatically enhance well being outcomes for individuals with Down syndrome. GLOBAL has donated greater than $32 million to determine the primary Down syndrome analysis institute supporting over 400 scientists and over 2,200 sufferers with Down syndrome from 33 states and 10 international locations. Working carefully with Congress and the National Institutes of Health, GLOBAL is the lead advocacy group in the U.S. for Down syndrome analysis and care. GLOBAL has a membership of over 120 Down syndrome organizations worldwide, and is a part of a community of Affiliates – the Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, the Sie Center for Down Syndrome, and the University of Colorado Alzheimer’s and Cognition Center – all on the Anschutz Medical Campus.
GLOBAL’s extensively circulated medical publications embrace Global Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome, Prenatal Testing and Information about Down Syndrome, and the award-winning journal Down Syndrome World TM. GLOBAL additionally organizes the Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show, the biggest Down syndrome fundraiser in the world. Visit globaldownsyndrome.org and observe us on social media (Facebook & Twitter: @GDSFoundation, Instagram: @globaldownsyndrome).
- Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona
- Coastal Bringing Up Down Syndrome
