Archive for November 2025

After much planning, the seeds we planted have begun to sprout! Introducing GiGi’s Blooms, our newest participant-run micro-enterprise program — a hands-on entrepreneurial training experience for adults with Down syndrome. Through this project, participants are learning real-world skills in management and operations, design and production, customer service and sales, and inventory and maintenance. Each month,…

When I think about where my values of empathy, kindness, and inclusion began, my heart immediately goes to my grandmother—my Memom. If you asked anyone about her, they’d smile, laugh, and immediately start telling stories. She was the kindest soul, the best listener, and the warmest laugh in any room. Everyone adored her, but for me, she was pure happiness. I have countless…