2021-05-13T15:32:03-05:00 2020-12-31 352088734 PATRICIA A FIELD CPA PC 6832 TREE TOP TRAIL FORT WAYNE IN 468458919 990EZ 2020-01-01 352096448 DOWN SYNDROME ASSN OF NE INDIANA DOWN 2604719964 PO BOX 13611 FORT WAYNE IN 46865 ANDREA HILL TREASURER 2604719964 2021-05-12 true ANDREA HILL 999009999 PATRICIA A FIELD P00016358 2604849391 2021-05-12 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X X WWW.DSANI.ORG X X 128967 X 128766 201 128967 53694 3355 3360 930 40204 101543 27424 172863 200287 X 173953 212459 173953 212459 1090 12172 172863 200287 X TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DOWN SYNDROME, TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS, AND TO PROMOTE ACCEPTANCE AND INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. THE DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA, INC. (DSANI) PROVIDES SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO OVER 290 MEMBER FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS. OUR ABILITY TO SERVE OUR FAMILIES WAS AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN 2020. DSANI PROVIDED SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO MEMBER FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, WITH MUCH OF THAT SUPPORT HAPPENING VIRTUALLY: INFANT-TODDLER PLAYGROUP: THE PLAYGROUP CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFANT AND YOUNGSTERS (AGES 0-4) TO PLAY AND SOCIALIZE WHILE THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FIND SUPPORT IN A FUN ENVIRONMENT. DURING THE YEAR, 60 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN ACTIVITES OFFERED. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PLAYGROUPS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 16, ANDORFER COMMONS ACTIVITY - 20. BUDDY CLUB: THIS GROUP OFFERS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12, TYPICALLY MEETING EVERY THREE MONTHS. CURRENT AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 26. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: ANDORFER COMMONS ACTIVITY - 15. FRIENDSHIP CLUB: AIMED AT TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 13-21, THIS GROUP INCLUDES TEENS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS YOUTHS WITH DS DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR EVENTS IS 10. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: ANDORFER COMMONS - 35. SELF-ADVOCATES: INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE 21 OR OLDER. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL EVENTS IS 23. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT - 38. GRANDPARENT'S GROUP: THIS GROUP OFFERS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR GRANDPARENTS TO SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS AND EACH OTHER IN A NURTURING, CARING ENVIRONMENT. THIS GROUP WAS UNABLE TO GATHER IN 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DADS GROUP - DADS APPRECIATING DOWN SYNDROME. THIS GROUP PROVIDES SPECIAL EVENTS TO BRING TOGETHER DADS IN SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER AND TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 5. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS - 5. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE ANNUAL DADS GOLF OUTING AND ALL DSANI HOLIDAY PARTY WERE UNABLE TO TAKE PLACE. MOMS GROUP - THIS GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE DSANI MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH OTHER MOTHERS, LISTEN TO GUEST SPEAKERS AND ENJOY TIME WITH OTHER MOMS. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 18. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: DINNER MEETINGS - 24. THE MOMS GROUP WAS UNABLE TO MEET AFTER FEBRUARY 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. OUTREACH: THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE IS UNDOUBTEDLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT, AS THIS IS THE COMMITTEE WHO WELCOMES FAMILIES NEW TO THE WORLD OF DOWN SYNDROME INTO OUR ORGANIZATION. IN 2020, WE CONTINUED MEETING WITH HOSPITALS IN OUR 11 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THIS WAS DONE TO INTRODUCE DSANI TO THEM, PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THEM FOR WHEN A DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS IS MADE, AND TO EMPHASIZE THAT THEY ARE CRITICAL IN CONNECTING NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. IN 2020, WE WELCOMED 10 NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS: IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL-INTEREST OR AGE-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT DSANI SPONSORS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, THE ADVENT OF THE PANDEMIC GREATLY AFFECTED OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE MUCH LOVED ACTIVITIES IN 2020. EVENTS INCLUDED: DSANI MADANTS NIGHT - 105. ALONG WITH OUR MANY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, DSANI ALSO PROVIDES LIBRARY RESOURCES, INFORMATIONAL EMAILS TO MEMBERS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, RESOURCE REFERRALS TO REQUESTING FAMILIES, A WEBSITE, A DIRECTORY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS. DSANI IS A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT/MENTOR NETWORK FOR PARENTS. IN 2020, WE CONTINUED TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS THROUGHT THE MEDIUM OF ZOOM. 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FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 THE DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF NORTHEAST INDIANA, INC. (DSANI) PROVIDES SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO OVER 290 MEMBER FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS. OUR ABILITY TO SERVE OUR FAMILIES WAS AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN 2020. DSANI PROVIDED SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO MEMBER FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS, WITH MUCH OF THAT SUPPORT HAPPENING VIRTUALLY: INFANT-TODDLER PLAYGROUP: THE PLAYGROUP CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INFANT AND YOUNGSTERS (AGES 0-4) TO PLAY AND SOCIALIZE WHILE THEIR PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FIND SUPPORT IN A FUN ENVIRONMENT. DURING THE YEAR, 60 FAMILIES TOOK PART IN ACTIVITES OFFERED. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PLAYGROUPS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 16, ANDORFER COMMONS ACTIVITY - 20. BUDDY CLUB: THIS GROUP OFFERS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12, TYPICALLY MEETING EVERY THREE MONTHS. CURRENT AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 26. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: ANDORFER COMMONS ACTIVITY - 15. FRIENDSHIP CLUB: AIMED AT TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 13-21, THIS GROUP INCLUDES TEENS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND OTHER LEARNING DISABILITIES, AS YOUTHS WITH DS DEVELOP FRIENDSHIPS IN SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR EVENTS IS 10. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: ANDORFER COMMONS - 35. SELF-ADVOCATES: INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO ARE 21 OR OLDER. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR SOCIAL EVENTS IS 23. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: PIZZA & MOVIE NIGHT - 38. GRANDPARENT'S GROUP: THIS GROUP OFFERS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR GRANDPARENTS TO SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS AND EACH OTHER IN A NURTURING, CARING ENVIRONMENT. THIS GROUP WAS UNABLE TO GATHER IN 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DADS GROUP - DADS APPRECIATING DOWN SYNDROME. THIS GROUP PROVIDES SPECIAL EVENTS TO BRING TOGETHER DADS IN SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER AND TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 5. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS - 5. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE ANNUAL DADS GOLF OUTING AND ALL DSANI HOLIDAY PARTY WERE UNABLE TO TAKE PLACE. MOMS GROUP - THIS GROUP WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE DSANI MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK WITH OTHER MOTHERS, LISTEN TO GUEST SPEAKERS AND ENJOY TIME WITH OTHER MOMS. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE IS 18. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: DINNER MEETINGS - 24. THE MOMS GROUP WAS UNABLE TO MEET AFTER FEBRUARY 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. OUTREACH: THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE IS UNDOUBTEDLY OUR MOST IMPORTANT, AS THIS IS THE COMMITTEE WHO WELCOMES FAMILIES NEW TO THE WORLD OF DOWN SYNDROME INTO OUR ORGANIZATION. IN 2020, WE CONTINUED MEETING WITH HOSPITALS IN OUR 11 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. THIS WAS DONE TO INTRODUCE DSANI TO THEM, PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THEM FOR WHEN A DOWN SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS IS MADE, AND TO EMPHASIZE THAT THEY ARE CRITICAL IN CONNECTING NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. IN 2020, WE WELCOMED 10 NEW FAMILIES TO DSANI. OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS: IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIAL-INTEREST OR AGE-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES THAT DSANI SPONSORS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, THE ADVENT OF THE PANDEMIC GREATLY AFFECTED OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE MUCH LOVED ACTIVITIES IN 2020. EVENTS INCLUDED: DSANI MADANTS NIGHT - 105. ALONG WITH OUR MANY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS, DSANI ALSO PROVIDES LIBRARY RESOURCES, INFORMATIONAL EMAILS TO MEMBERS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, RESOURCE REFERRALS TO REQUESTING FAMILIES, A WEBSITE, A DIRECTORY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS. DSANI IS A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT/MENTOR NETWORK FOR PARENTS. IN 2020, WE CONTINUED TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS THROUGHT THE MEDIUM OF ZOOM. WE ALSO CONTINUED NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. DEREK HOWELL MARCY ALBRIGHT ANDREA HILL BROOKE COLVIN ETHAN PICKETT KAYLEY COLVIN APRIL CONLEY URIEL CASTILLO BECCA ANDERSON TOM ONEILL