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Why GiGi's Exists?
GiGi’s Playhouse was created to change the way the world views a Down syndrome diagnosis and send a global message of acceptance for all.
Here to Help
Down syndrome is the largest chromosomal disability and yet, it is the least funded. From a prenatal diagnosis to career skills, we make a lifetime commitment to remain by their side.
GenerationG
#GenerationG is a worldwide movement that goes beyond Down syndrome and sends a global message of acceptance for ALL!
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Become a member of the #GenerationG Community, an army of change-makers set on making the world a kinder, better place for all people!
Who is GiGi's Playhouse?
With over 57+ brick-and-mortar locations across the United States and Mexico, GiGi’s Playhouse is the ONLY network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers.
Every day, we provide FREE, life-changing therapeutic, educational, and career training programs for 30,000+ individuals of all ages. From prenatal diagnosis to career skills, we make a lifetime commitment to our families.
Upcoming Events
March 11, 2030 • Renaissance Schaumburg
Join us to celebrate 20 Years of FREE programs, belief, and inspiration
We challenge YOU
to MOVE for acceptance!
GiGi Gianni to speak at United Nations ahead of World Down Syndrome Day
GiGi, the 22-year-old namesake and Chief Inspiration Officer of GiGi’s Playhouse, will be taking the stage at the United Nations Headquarters in New York ahead of World Down Syndrome Day. A self-advocate, GiGi will speak to a global audience as part of the Center for Family & Human Rights panel on increasing support systems for individuals with Down syndrome. GiGi’s speech will center on her life, her journey, and the inherent value of all individuals with Down syndrome.
World Down Syndrome Day: Celebrating Progress and Unleashing Unlimited Potential
Every day, people around the world demonstrate that nothing is impossible. Athletes, musicians, professionals, parents, children, and others constantly break barriers, defy expectations, and achieve remarkable feats. Individuals with Down syndrome are no different; March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) — a day that holds significant meaning for individuals with Down syndrome, their…
GiGi’s Playhouse and Harry Moon Books Launch Inclusive Book Highlighting Down Syndrome
CHICAGO, March 14, 2025 – GiGi’s Playhouse, the only network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, is thrilled to announce the release of Harry Moon’s “GiGi’s Journey,” a new collaborative book with Harry Moon Books, the beloved children’s series. This partnership will introduce GiGi, an eighth- grade girl with Down syndrome, as a main character into…
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I am the grandfather of Jay. I have seen first-hand how GiGi’s Playhouse has treated my grandson and all children that pass through their doors, with love, affection, caring, understanding, and teaching with early intervention to help promote better lives for these children future’s.
It is incredible how they’ve done this on pure donations only and never asked or pressured anybody for money that attends their classes.
I put this organization in the same class as the Shriners Hospital and St Jude’s. I am so grateful that my daughter found GiGi’s Playhouse and as a business owner I have and will continue to work towards helping this organization to the best of my ability I urge other people to do the same