Julia’s Community

Have you ever dreamt about an inclusive community for your adult child with Down syndrome, a place where they could not just live, work and learn, but truly belong? Recently, GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte hit the road and met some very forward-thinking people from a new nonprofit called Julia’s Community who are trying to make a…

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Down Syndrome Awareness Day 2024

When is Down Syndrome Awareness Day? Down syndrome awareness day is March 21, 2024. Why is Down syndrome day on March 21st? The 21st day of the 3rd month was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. What is Down syndrome? Down syndrome occurs when…

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Check out GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte in the news!

The spring 2024 issue of Ballantyne Magazine features a story about the difference that Cabo Fish Taco Ballantyne @caboballantyne is making in the disability community, especially when it comes to providing job skills for people with intellectual disabilities. Our very own GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte is one of the lucky beneficiaries of this mission. The kitchen…

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The Impact GiGi’s Has Had On a Single Mom in Our Community

“As a single mother moving to Charlotte, we were far away from our village. My daughter Amelia had a difficult time making friends since there are no kids in our complex. Once the Covid restrictions were lightened, I needed to find something to keep her occupied. Along came GiGi’s Playhouse. It has honestly been such…

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Participant and Volunteer Spotlight!

Participant Best of All: Whitney Parrot Whitney has been working as an intern at the Playhouse. Shehas been so helpful in organizing, filing, decorating, and so much more. She spends severalhours each visit working alongside our UNCC social work interns on top of attending regular programming and literacy tutoring. Whitney is practicing her reading, social…

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GiGiFIT Adults – At Home LIVE

It’s Time To GET FIT with our GiGiFIT Adults! That’s right! Our Program Leader, Jamie Brill, will be back with us every Thursday at 11:30am on our LIVE GoToMeeting. We want to connect and come together with our friends to stay fit and active while while schools and GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte are closed. We invite…

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GiGiFIT Kids At-Home On Demand

GiGiFIT Kids **Exciting News** GiGiFIT Kids is now available at home. We know that getting used to a new normal is challenging for our community in many ways. We hope to make it a bit easier to keep our GiGi’s Playhouse Kids fit and active while schools and GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte are closed. We invite…

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My First Descent with Down syndrome.

There never seem to be enough hours in the day this time of year. Last week I was running between meetings at GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte when someone stopped me in my tracks. My meeting was running late, and only because of unexpected traffic I found myself idly standing by the front door as a woman…

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