About GiGi’s Playhouse Salt Lake City
In February of 2015, GiGi’s Playhouse Layton opened its doors, becoming our 20th Playhouse, as well as the first location in Utah. For nearly ten years, GiGi’s Playhouse Layton changed countless lives by providing FREE educational and therapeutic programs to individuals with Down syndrome and their families.
Due to unfortunate circumstances, the Layton Playhouse had to close its doors in August of 2024, but there was still reason for optimism: the National Office immediately began gauging the interest in opening a Playhouse in nearby Salt Lake City.
In response, a dedicated group of local parents—four moms of children with Down syndrome—turned this optimism into action. They came together, stepped up, and formed the GiGi’s Playhouse Salt Lake City startup team. With the support of many others, the Salt Lake City startup team is working to bring GiGi’s Playhouse back to Utah and continue changing lives!
Locations
61
New Playhouse Inquiries
200
Program Participation Hours
300,000
Our Mission and Purpose:
To change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for all.
Our Vision:
To see a world where individuals with Down syndrome are accepted and embraced in their families, schools, and communities.
Our Niche:
We change lives through the consistent delivery of free educational, therapeutic-based, and career development programs for individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the community, through a replicable playhouse model.
Our Promise:
A lifetime commitment to families.
With over 61+ brick-and-mortar locations across the United States and Mexico and 200 inquiries to start new locations all over the world, 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.
Down syndrome is the largest chromosomal disability in our country and yet, it is the least funded. From a prenatal diagnosis to career skills, we make a lifetime commitment to remain by their side. Families are empowered with all the tools their child needs to succeed!
Through free programs and through our Generation G Campaign for global acceptance, we EMPOWER families by maximizing opportunities for daily achievement and lasting acceptance. To ensure lasting acceptance, we must show the world what individuals with Down syndrome are truly capable of achieving as students, co-workers, volunteers, friends, and valued members of their communities. Our program outcomes help advance this vital social impact goal.
GiGi's Playhouse is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization and is solely funded by donations.
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