On-The-Move Capital Campaign

Currently, DSL serves more than 775 individuals from birth to late adulthood with Down syndrome. This is a 106% growth within the past five years. Although DSL is centrally located in Louisville, they serve families from 45 counties in Kentucky and 11 counties in Indiana.

The current facility fails to provide the unique and necessary educational, social, and life skills training to infants, school age children, and adults. Because of structural limitations, programming is limited in scope and capacity, forcing staff to use insufficient space and equipment, which restricts their impact.

To maintain Down Syndrome of Louisvilleís high standards of excellence, DSL is building a six acre campus and facility that will meet DSLís expanding needs now and in the future. Focused on research-based, multi-faceted learning throughout the life span of a person with Down syndrome, the DSL Lifelong Learning Center will serve as a national model for integrating educational, occupational, and social skills into the daily lives of those impacted by Down syndrome. It will be the first and only center of its kind in the United States, showcasing Kentucky as an educational leader.

Click here to see a plan for the new building.

Click here to make a donation to the Capital Campaign

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW LIFELONG LEARNING CENTER INCLUDE:

> An indoor therapeutic playroom and sensory room

> Specialized classrooms for developmental intervention,
one-on-one learning and group tutoring/training

> Outdoor play and recreational space for all ages

> Comprehensive computer lab for both children and adults

> A training kitchen and studio apartment to teach
independent living skills

> A physical fitness room to promote health for all ages

> A resource library for families, volunteers, and community professionals

You can help us move the Lifelong Learning Center from a dream to reality by:
- Hosting a gathering to tell more people about the work DSL does
- Volunteering my expertise to help with the On the Move Campaign
- Making a gift to the On The Move Campaign
- Asking my company to sponsor or conduct an event for DSL
- Attending the Ground Breaking Ceremony on February 28th

We are especially grateful to Kosair Charities, the CE&S Foundation, and the James Graham Brown Foundation for their early and generous investments in the Lifelong Learning Center.

The James Graham Brown Foundation will match every pledged gift between now and June 30, 2010 at a ratio of one to three, meaning each dollar contributed earns an additional 33 cents. SO MAKE YOUR DONATION MEAN 30% MORE SIMPLY BY GIVING PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2010! EVERY $1 YOU CONTRIBUTE AUTOMATICALLY BECOMES $1.30 THANKS TO THE JAMES GRAHAM BROWN FOUNDATION