THE 61st Playhouse: GiGi’s Portland is Ready to Serve the Community!

September 19, 2024

In life, nothing happens overnight. Before a significant achievement, milestone, or modicum of success can be reached, days, months, and even years of hard work and determination must be put in.  Our newest Playhouse, GiGi’s Playhouse Portland is a testament to this idea. Opening on September 28, our Portland Playhouse will be welcomed into the…

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September 2024 Newsletter

September 16, 2024

Discover how GiGi’s Playhouse is expanding its impact with the opening of its 60th location in Simi Valley and celebrating over two decades of empowering individuals with Down syndrome. Learn about inspiring initiatives like youth-led #GenerationG boards, community-building lemonade stands, and heartfelt volunteer stories that showcase the power of inclusivity. Explore partnerships offering special discounts and upcoming events that support GiGi’s mission nationwide.

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From Diagnosis to Joy: Celebrating Down Syndrome 

September 12, 2024

Being a parent to a newborn is one of life’s greatest gifts.  But it can also be daunting. While parents are overjoyed by the arrival of this amazing new life, they also want to know that their child will have a bright future. This concern is amplified for parents of newborns with Down syndrome, who…

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Taking it to the Streets: Phoenix Playhouse Launches ‘GiGi’s on the Go’ 

August 22, 2024

At GiGi’s, our Playhouses are like sanctuaries. Inside our walls, we offer our participants and their families more than FREE programming – we offer love, support, and acceptance.   Our 60+ Playhouses are safe havens for individuals with Down syndrome and their parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, volunteers, and the entire community. The moment anyone steps through…

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August 2024 Newsletter

August 21, 2024

Discover how GiGi’s Playhouse is expanding its impact with the opening of its 60th location in Simi Valley and celebrating over two decades of empowering individuals with Down syndrome. Learn about inspiring initiatives like youth-led #GenerationG boards, community-building lemonade stands, and heartfelt volunteer stories that showcase the power of inclusivity. Explore partnerships offering special discounts and upcoming events that support GiGi’s mission nationwide.

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The 60th Playhouse: GiGi’s Playhouse – Simi Valley Opens its Doors

August 15, 2024

It started as a dream.  Four years ago, three months into a global pandemic, Kirsten Riddick and Cara Armstrong, two mothers of children with Down syndrome, came together. Their idea was simple: create a social group for their children with Down syndrome, ideally close to their homes in Simi Valley, CA.  What followed next is…

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GiGi’s Playhouse Set to Open Landmark 60th Location in Simi Valley 

August 14, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Aug. 12, 2024 (Simi Valley, CA) — It’s a ribbon cutting 21 years in the making. GiGi’s Playhouse, the only network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, is thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of its newest Playhouse in Simi Valley, CA, on Saturday, August 17. The Simi Valley Playhouse marks the landmark…

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GOING FOR GOLD – World’s Fastest Man’s Message Relevant to Individuals with DS  

August 5, 2024

If you tuned into the Olympics on Sunday, you witnessed something that directly relates to the mission of GiGi’s Playhouse.  …Yes, you read that right.  Though we are Down Syndrome Achievement Centers, and we absolutely love the Special Olympics, the plight and obstacles individuals with Down syndrome face aren’t simply relegated to the Special Olympics…

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The Power of a Playhouse

July 18, 2024

Nervous glances. Long stares. Muffled laughter. When people with disabilities, especially those with Down syndrome, enter public spaces, they’re often greeted with a mixed reception.   Whether it’s at a school, restaurant, or grocery store, many members of the neurotypical population aren’t used to seeing individuals with disabilities, and because of this, many people don’t…

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GiGi’s Playhouse – Fort Wayne is Serving up Lemonade (and Acceptance)! 

July 17, 2024

At GiGi’s, our Playhouses offer purposeful, FREE programs that change our participants’ lives. We also offer programs designed to take our participants outside of our Playhouse walls and into their communities.   These programs don’t just help our participants; they help community members with no ties to Down syndrome gain exposure, interact, and build meaningful relationships…

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Digital Downloads

July 1, 2020

Digital Downloads Show your commitment to living #GenerationG with these GiGi’s Playhouse themed cell phone lock screens and wallpapers. Download them for free and turn your phone into a beautiful daily reminder to be accepting, generous, and kind! Virtual Backgrounds

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My GiGi’s Salesforce Calendar

June 11, 2020

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May 21, 2020

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May 21, 2020

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May 1, 2020

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Lock Laces Partnership

April 29, 2020

Lock Laces® and GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers have partnered to showcase the many different kinds of warriors there are in this world. The two companies have joined forces with a common goal of instilling confidence into individuals with Down Syndrome in order to bring acceptance and kindness to those not fairly seen as…

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