DSAG-Baton Rouge

💙 Our newest little members hold a big place in our hearts. 💛

If your family welcomed a little one with Down syndrome in the last two years, we’d love to spotlight your story and celebrate your journey with our community. ✨

Fill out our Google Form to be featured: https://forms.gle/rQYBY4RiquQaxkir5

☀️ Our newest DSAG Baton Rouge newsletter just dropped! 💙💛

Inside this month’s edition:
✨ Buddy Walk 2026 photo gallery
🌊 Dive Into Summer Pool Party
🏕️ Summer Camp Grants
💙 Family Spotlight: The Copeland Family
…and more ways we’re connecting & celebrating our amazing community!

If you haven’t signed up for our monthly newsletter yet, you still can! We’d love for you to stay connected with everything happening at DSAG Baton Rouge.

Subscribe to get our latest newsletter. Link in comments.

We’re diving into summer ☀️💦
Join us for DSAG’s annual pool party—an evening of fun, food, and community we look forward to every year!

🗓 Sunday, June 7 at 6:30 PM
📍 Southern Oaks Athletic Club

✨ Free entry, food, & drinks
👉 Just don’t forget to register by June 1!
🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/jSXHmFwJYCkT1Y7i9

We can’t wait to see all of our favorite faces there 💛

The official 2026 Buddy Walk gallery is here!

Huge thanks to Grace Cody Photography for capturing the magic so perfectly.

One of our favorite things about the Buddy Walk every year is making these amazing photos completely FREE for families to download, share, post, print, and keep forever 💙💛

Gallery link in the comments 👇

💙 We’d be so honored to have your nomination for the 2026 Baton Rouge Parents Family Favorites! 💛

If DSAG Baton Rouge has impacted your family, encouraged you, supported your child, or simply made you feel less alone — we would LOVE your vote for:

✨ Favorite Nonprofit/Outreach Program ✨

📍 Go to: Baton Rouge Parents Family Favorites Nomination Page (https://brparents.com/family-favorites)

➡️ Choose the “Local” category
➡️ Scroll to “Favorite Nonprofit/Outreach Program”
➡️ Type in: DSAG Baton Rouge

Nominations close soon, and every single nomination means so much to our community. Thank you for loving and supporting our incredible families. 💙💛

💦 Ready to make a splash this summer?

DSAG’s Making Waves swim program opens for registration Thursday, May 7!

FREE swim lessons at Crawfish Swim School for individuals with Down syndrome — building confidence, safety, and a whole lot of fun in the water.

✔️ Group or private lessons
✔️ Baton Rouge & Prairieville locations
✔️ Year-round access
✔️ 100% covered by DSAG

Spots fill up quickly, so grab yours early!

📅 First-time swimmers: crawfishswimschool.com/adaptive-aquatics-intake-form
🔁 Returning swimmers: log into your JackRabbit Parent Portal

As always, please only register if you plan to attend — DSAG pays tuition upfront for every swimmer 💙💛

DSAG’s Making Waves. One splash at a time.

One Walk. Endless Magic.