DSIA's New Community Support Network

DSIA created a new Community Support Network for the whole family in 2010! Details about each meeting will be updated in early 2010, so please SAVE THE DATES to join us for an opportunity to connect, socialize, share, and enjoy educational opportunities for the entire family!

Saturday, September 11, 2-4pm
Sunday, December 12, 2-4pm

The quarterly Community Support Network meetings will be held at River Life Covenant Church (4401 A Street, Sacramento, CA 95819) near McKinley Park.

Step Up for Down Syndrome: DSIA's 6th Annual Walk

Sunday, October 17, 2010 will mark DSIA's 6th Annual Walk!  Registration opens at 9:00AM. Walk begins at 10:30AM.  Please SAVE THE DATE and Click HERE to register your team and have donations for your team submitted online. 2010's walk promises to be fun and exciting!

DSIA founding family faces new challenge

The son of one of our DSIA founding families, the Ross/Toca family, is facing another bout of Leukemia. 7-year-old Jackson Ross was born with leukemia and spent the first few months of his life receiving treatment. At 3, he suffered a series of seizures that took away his ability to talk. And in October, Sacramento Kings broadcaster Jason Ross and his wife, Alva Toca, learned that Jackson was fighting a different form of leukemia. His chances of survival were very slim unless he got a bone marrow transplant. Marrow recipients need donors with the same tissue type – someone with similar genetic makeup. Family members are the most likely matches, followed by people in the same racial group. Matches can be difficult to find – especially for racial minorities and biracial people. Toca is black and Ross is white. Caucasians account for more than 70 percent of the nation's 7 million-person bone marrow registry. The challenges faced by the Ross/Toca family were highlighted in a recent Sacramento Bee story. Click here to read the entire story which also contains links to important information on bone marrow donation.

Get to Know Others Affected by Down Syndrome

Check out DSIA's new Community Support Network for the whole family! Click here to learn more about this opportunity to connect, socialize, share, and enjoy educational opportunities for the entire family!

For more information about support groups in El Dorado Hills, Sacramento, Elk Grove, Placer County and Yolo County, contact the DSIA at 916-658-1686 or info@downsyndromeinfo.org 

DSIA on Facebook

The DSIA now has a Facebook page. Click here to share information and network with DSIA fans.  

Resources & Knowledge

Information for parents, grandparents, medical professionals, educators, therapists and service providers Click here to view the DSIA's comprehensive guide and access local resources and information. Hard copies are available by contacting the DSIA at 916-658-1686 or info@downsndromeinfo.org.