April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, we are always appreciative of our volunteers; however, this month it is fitting to send out a BIG shout out to ALL our fabulous, passionate, and dedicated volunteers!   Without our volunteers, we would not have the purposeful programs for our participants to attend at our Playhouse!   Our volunteers…

We are fortunate at our Playhouse to have a wonderful monthly Music Program lead by a phenomenal Music Therapist, meet Veronica Butler! Not only is she part of GiGi’s Playhouse Houston, but she also volunteers and leads the Music Program at GiGi’s Playhouse Sugarland too! I am personally an advocate for music therapy and have…

Lately, I have been reflecting on community. I have been thinking about GiGi’s Playhouse Houston and how the members of our community are quickly coming together to fill our playhouse. Everyone has been creating new connections, meeting new families, new and established participants are coming, and we are gaining more volunteers; and this all equates…

Happy New Year!!!!! My name is Erica, and I am your program coordinator for GiGi’s Playhouse Houston! I am so excited to be part of the GiGi’s Playhouse Family. I have big dreams for this year, I want to grow our Free Purposeful Programs to help support individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the…

Davis and Theo were born three days apart, in the same hospital, served in the same NICU and coincidentally had the same pediatrician.  In a wonderful gesture, the boy’s pediatrician connected their mothers to support one another in their Down syndrome journeys.  This journey lead them to our sister Playhouse in Sugarland and subsequently lead…

A Houston teenager uses her birthday every year to fund charities that touch her heart.  This year, Lauren chose us. Each year, Lauren picks a different charity, researches it, and then presents the charity to her family and friends for donations in lieu of presents.  To top it all off, her giving parents agreed to…

We love our tutors! We are so excited about our Virtual Literacy tutoring launch! We started tutoring last week and are serving 8 families. Participants range from age 4 to 46 and are already learning so much! Our tutors have jumped through many obstacles to make this happen in this new normal we are living…

Veronica Butler- Music Therapy Ms. Veronica is one of our most dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers. She is a music therapist at a local school and comes to volunteer her Saturdays to see the kiddos and provide amazing musical entertainment therapy sessions for our participants and their families. Her program is one of our most popular…

A message from the wonderful Dyanna Jones, Mother of Cory: GiGi’s at Home has been a huge support for our family during this crisis.  Cory looks forward to the Live programs every week.  He has enjoyed GiGi’s Kitchen, GiGi’s Fit, and GiGi’s Dance.  Next week, Cory plans to try out GiGi’s Yoga and Destination Discovery. …