Parent Resources

Families Helping Families: FHF of Greater Baton Rouge is a non-profit resource center organized and directed by family members of individuals with disabilities.  They support families whose members have physical, cognitive, mental, emotional, or behavioral disabilities. They serve the following parishes — East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, Ascension, Pointe Coupee, and Iberville.

Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities:  OCDD serves as the Single Point of Entry (SPOE) into the developmental disabilities services system and oversees public and private residential services and other services for people with developmental disabilities.

Capitol Area Human Resources District:  CAHSD is the public service provider for mental health, addictive disorders and developmental disabilities services in the Capital Area (Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes).

Exceptional Lives:  Exceptional Lives encourages and guides families and providers caring for children with disabilities by offering information, advocacy and skill-building tools, and connections to other caregivers.  They support family resiliency through clear, compassionate guidance grounded in their own personal experience.

Click the link below for Upcoming Webinars:

These free webinars are for parents and providers caring for children with disabilities. 

https://www.exceptionallives.org/webinars#calendar

TEAM OF DREAMS LEAGUE & FIELD

Registration for Team of Dreams Ascension is now open.  It is an all-Abilities Baseball League serving the youth and young adults of Ascension parish and surrounding areas. This league is for persons who use wheelchairs, persons with physical disabilities, or persons with intellectual disabilities. This league is meant for young and adult athletes!

If you have an interest in participating, volunteering, or would like more information, please contact Lance Kohan at 225.354.6243 or email Lance@gonzalesla.com.

Registration: https://gonzalesla.com/community-3/sports/

GUMBO STATE: Governor's Games

The 2024 GUMBO State Governor’s Games include state-wide and national track & field competition that is open to those with a qualifying physical, visual, hearing, or intellectual impairment. (Examples: cerebral palsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury, spina bifida, spinal cord injury, dwarf, muscular dystrophy, amputations, arthrogryposis, blind, visual impairment, deafness, Down Syndrome, etc.)

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New Gumbo Track and Field Classifications

Buddy Walk

The Baton Rouge Down Syndrome Awareness Group Buddy Walk Event is held annually.  Check this site for upcoming planning and events.

https://dsagbr.org/buddy-walk/

Through the power of sports, our athletes find joy, confidence, and fulfillment - on the playing field and in life.  

Ascension Parish hosted Special Olympics Time Trials in the early months of 2024 for Ascension public school students.  Please contact your child's teacher for more information on upcoming Time Trials in 2025.

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