The Shadow Project

Happy Pride Month!

It's June, and a great way to celebrate Pride Month is to become more informed on being an ally to the Neroq***r folks in your life.

Neuroq***r individuals, those who are both neurodivergent and q***r, can face issues of ableism and homophobia that are unique to their overlapping identities. Read this article to see what some ADDitude Magazine readers have shared on how their loved ones and communities have supported and validated them through their lives.

How to Be a Neuroq***r Ally Learn how to be an ally with these allyship stories from neuroq***r readers who belong both to the ADHD and LGBTQ+ communities, and who struggle with heig…

Already wondering how to fill those long summer days? Summer Goal Setting with The Shadow Project a FREE online program for neurodivergent youth that helps parents and caregivers support their child’s confidence, attention, and motivation through the summer.

Learn more: shadow-project.org/summer

Our final participating bookstore in our Diverse Book Drive is Endless Wonders Books! 🌟📚

Endless Wonders is a trans, q***r, and neurodivergent-owned bookshop in Portland that exclusively features books by and about people from historically underrepresented communities. Their mission to expand worldviews and build community engagement lines up perfectly with everything this drive is about.

As a micro bookstore, they are participating online through Bookshop.org. Shop their curated donation list here:
https://bookshop.org/wishlists/1831921f52dd364976722b32d2e5916f20b0e455

Summer is just around the corner and it is time to sign up for Summer Goal Setting ☀️

The Shadow Project's Summer Goal Setting program was designed with neurodivergent youth in mind — and is open to ALL kids ages 4-14 ready to build goal-setting skills and an "I can do it" mindset. It's a great way to provide structure, support literacy, and practice goal setting skills when school is not in session.

Families can expect:
- Weekly emails containing all the materials you need, video resources, and support for caregivers in English and Spanish.
- Activities to engage your child in Science, Art, and Literacy
- Students earn bonus Shadow Bucks for completing our accompanying worksheet for each weekly activity
- At the end of the session, kids get to spend Shadow Bucks on fun items from our online “Shadow Store” filled with books, art supplies, LEGOs and more!

This year we have one 6 week session:
July 6 - Aug 14, 2026

Learn more and register:

Register for Summer Goal Setting Add some structure to your summer - sign your child up for our virtual Summer Goal Setting Program. Self-paced and free!

What an amazing community we get to be part of! Thank you to the Schnitzer Cares students of Gresham High School's National Honor Society for supporting Sensory Spaces in Centennial Middle School next school year. We are so thankful for this support!

We are so happy to have Wishing Tree Books in Spokane joining us again for this year's Diverse Book Drive! 📚

If you're in the area, stop by (1410 E. 11th Ave Spokane WA) and pick up a book from our curated list of titles featuring disabled, neurodivergent, and/or BIPOC characters. Just designate it as a donation to The Shadow Project at the register and we'll make sure it gets to a student who needs it.

It takes a community to make sure every kid can find themselves in a story. Thank you, Wishing Tree Books, for being part of ours. 💙

Our Reading Mentor students are being celebrated in the BEST way this spring! 🎉📚

We were so lucky to welcome the The FLIP Museum, who brought an incredible hands-on experience centered around Native American culture. Students got to try canoe building, decorate fish and scan them into a Sketch Aquarium, create Seasonal Spinners, climb into a kayak, and use magnetic tiles to build and design.

Every single one of our reading mentors walked away with a certificate of participation to honor their hard work and dedication to the program. We are so grateful for every student, family, and volunteer who makes this program what it is. We are so proud of these amazing kids. ✨🐟🛶

A big thank you to some of our local employees for scheduling a volunteer day with us! They cut SO MANY Shadow Bucks, put together Goal Setting booklets, and packed Family Reading Kits.

Thank you for giving back to your community!