Kindness leads to Empathy which leads to Acceptance

2020 was a year of unknowns. What I took away from it was how much people stood up for others. We checked in on our neighbors, we clapped for essential workers and we marched to make sure the world knew Black Lives Matter. 2021 was going to be the comeback year. We were going to…

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Our Thriving Volunteers ✨

From Left to Right meet: * LMNOP: Hylan * Crawlers & Walkers: Amy * Destination Discovery: Liza   It has been an unprecedented and eventful year, so many things happened around the world. But during the month April we paused and celebrated our awesome and fearless GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego Volunteers! They are the heart…

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“Mom, I am reading with Lisa!”

We are so lucky to have amazing volunteers like Lisa. Is people like her that makes GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego a great place and brings out the “Best of All” in all of us. What’s “Best of All”? It’s one of GiGi’s Playhouse core values: We are always looking to improve every day, with all…

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It’s not a Mini Guitar, it’s a Ukulele

  There are many ways to define “self-care”: “It refers to those behaviors performed to improve well-being, preserve health, or to maintain physical and emotional stability.” – Wikipedia. “Self-care is important to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself as it produces positive feelings and boosts your confidence and self-esteem.” – Forbes. What ever your belief…

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Help us launch Amina Grace Speech and Language Program in San Diego

What is the Amina Grace speech and language program The GiGi’s Playhouse Amina Grace speech and language program provides youth, teens and adults with greatly expanded opportunities to evolve and refine their speech and language skills. Effective enunciation, clarity of speech, word order and message meaning are paramount to fostering greater self-confidence, comprehension, problem-solving, school…

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GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego is One Year Old!

A snapshot of our first year! 3,000+ Hours of programs offered 139 families being served with new ones joining every month 100+ Volunteers helping out 12 programs rolled out with more coming within the next months including our Literacy Program that includes one on one tutoring …All for FREE! No insurance, no qualifiers, just RSVP…

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October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month!

Let’s celebrate over dinner this Saturday, Oct. 6th! This October, we have been selected by Tacos Libertad in Hillcrest (part of the Cohn Restaurant Group) as their charity of the month! We’re having a kick off celebration this Saturday October 6th from 4pm-7pm. Please join us by inviting your friends and family to dine with us.…

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Mark your calendars! It’s our first ever Dance-A-Thon!

  GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego Invites You to the 2017 Dance-A-Thon! Dust off your dancing shoes! On Saturday September 30th, from 2-5pm GiGi’s Playhouse will be hosting their first ever Dance-A-Thon. We’ll have great music, fun surprises, raffles and so much more! Team is our theme this year so gather your friends and family and…

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