Call To Action
UPDATE: TIME CHANGE for House Health & Welfare Hearing at the Capitol for Bill 1270! Bill 1270 will now be heard at 8:30 am MST, TOMORROW (Tuesday) morning in the House Health & Welfare Committee at the Capitol in Boise (NOT 9 am). Most of us will not make it over to see in person. If you would like to watch online here is the link! You scroll to the bottom and tomorrow you will see a link next to Tuesday, March 8th that will be live and you can click on it and watch! House Health & Welfare Committee Stream Call or email Mary Murray with any questions...
Read MoreOur Stories – Charlotte Rice
Our daughter, Charlotte, was born early at 27 weeks. We had had an inkling that she might have Down syndrome based on preliminary clues that our doctor had seen but never got any sort of confirmation before I went into labor. When she was born, there were so many other complications that Down syndrome seemed really trivial as far as things we should be concerned about. But as she got healthier, it was something that started worrying me. What did Down syndrome mean? What things would she be able to do? How different was this going to be from what I had been expecting? We received a...
Read MoreOur Stories – Charlie and Milo McConnel
My name is Julie McConnel and my youngest boys, Charlie and Milo, are fraternal twins both with a diagnosis of Down syndrome. We received the news of our double lottery win when I was about 18 weeks pregnant. At the time we had no idea just how lucky we were and we struggled with the uncertainty of a future raising not just one, but two children with an extra chromosome. We were afraid we might not be the best equipped to care for them and even considered finding an adoptive family for them. I’m so thankful that we chose to act in faith rather than fear and decided to parent our two boys,...
Read MoreGiving Tuesday – 2021
THANK YOU Giving Tuesday – 11/30/2021 Please consider supporting TVDSA in the following ways: Add a book to our Library – $10 to $20 Supply a new parent with an informational basket – $50 Sponsorship for an individual to a local conference – $100 Support a program event for 10 participants – $250 Sponsorship for a family to an out of town conference – $500 You can also contribute to the organization at any amount. Donate online to support TVDSA for Giving Tuesday. November 30th is #GivingTuesday. This year we are...
Read MoreiCan Bike Camp interview – Our Voice
Our own Paul Auger discusses iCan Bike with Our Voice Idaho iCan Bike Interview
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