Raise Me Up

Raise Me Up is a small group program for teenagers and young adults with Down syndrome focusing on self-esteem and healthy relationships. Each session, we spend time empowering and celebrating ourselves and discuss how loving and respecting ourselves can lead to meaningful and fun relationships with our family, friends, and potential dates. We talk about attraction, crushes, and dating as we work on ourselves. In a world where everyone is bombarded by expectations on how we should look, act, and be, we want to support each other in remembering we are more alike than different. We are each worthy of love from ourselves and others. 

Topics may include celebrating our unique selves, Down syndrome, self-care, helping others, self-advocacy, types of relationships, being a good friend, crushes, and dating. The final curriculum is customized to each group.