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Causes: Down Syndrome, Down Syndrome Research, Health, Human Services, Philanthropy, Public Foundations
Mission: The organization is committed to a calling of love and service, dedicating our lives to seeing every child as god's creation; more precious and important to him than anyone could ever imagine. At a minimum, the organization wants to promote awareness, provide hope and meet tangible needs for families and children with down syndrome. The mission is not limited to down syndrome and includes providing extraordinary experiences for families and children with disabilities and life threatening illnesses and to improve the standard of living and quality of life for impoverished children and their families and orphans through education and tangible goods throughout the world, especially in the dominican republic and the united states.
Programs: The organization promotes awareness, provides hope, and meets tangible needs for families and children with down syndrome. The mission includes providing extraordinary experiences for families and children with down syndrome, disabilities and/or life threatening diseases. During the year, the organization held 102 events in missouri, california, and tennessee that provided extraordinary experiences for hundreds of families and children with over 7,715 participants. These events were held to promote the awareness and understanding of how wonderful children with down syndrome, disabilities, and/or life threatening diseases are and helping them to celebrate their lives.
the organization strives to raise the public's awareness and understanding of the struggles that children with down syndrome, disabilities, and/or life threatening diseases and their families face and the impoverished families and orphans in the dominican republic. During the year, the organization held various events that provided extraordinary experiences for hundreds of families and children, and raised public awareness through the utilization of public billboards and other mass communication means. The organization receives many wonderful donations of professional services and donated leases. For 2016 these donations totaled $616,568 which included $351,050 in program related expenses.
the organization strives to improve the standard of living and quality of life for impoverished children and families through education and tangible goods in the dominican republic. The organization, in cooperation with volunteers and other non-profit organizations, makes various trips to the dominican republic to provide dental, medical, eye care, bedding, youth baseball, socio-economic education and services, and other various services to impoverished individuals children and families. These events helped over 7,200 children and families in 2016.
other programs that promote awareness, provides hope and meets tangible needs of down syndrome community and impoverished children and families.