Florida – Down Syndrome Organizations
There are currently 18 Down syndrome organizations in Florida:
- 21 & Change, Inc.
- Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
- Buddy Cruise, Inc.
- Down Syndrome Association of Brevard, Inc (DSAB)
- Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
- Down Syndrome Association of the Emerald Coast
- Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville
- Down Syndrome Association of Miami
- Down Syndrome Association of Tampa Bay- 21 Strong
- Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida
- F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Down Syndrome Special Needs West Florida, Inc
- Fun Coast Down Syndrome Association
- GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Myers
- GiGi’s Playhouse Miami
- GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa
- Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
- Manasota BUDS
- Southwest Florida PODS Angels
21 & Change, Inc.
| Address: | 3223 S. MacDill Avenue #129 #121, Tampa, FL 33629 |
| Phone: | 910-273-7049 |
| Email: | info@21andchange.org |
| Organization Leader: | Clayton Clemens, President |
| Website: | www.21andchange.org |
Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
| Address: | 7301 NW 4th Street Suite 103 Plantation, FL 33317 |
| Phone: | (954) 530-3089 |
| Email: | info@bgcdownsyndrome.org |
| Organization Leader: | Diane De Braga, Director |
| Website: | www.bgcdownsyndrome.org |
Buddy Cruise, Inc.
| Address: | PO Box 162, Lithia, FL 33547 |
| Phone: | 877-239-2789 |
| Email: | joinus@buddycruise.org |
| Organization Leader: | Pamela Arnoldson and Jorge Arnoldson, Directors |
| Website: | http://buddycruise.org |
Down Syndrome Association of Brevard, Inc (DSAB)
| Address: | 125 E. Merritt Island Causeway, STE 107 Box 361, Merritt Island, FL 32952 |
| Phone: | (321) 576-3296 |
| Email: | director@dsabrevard.org |
| Organization Leader: | Victoria Timberlake, Executive Director |
| Website: | www.dsabrevard.org |
Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
| Address: | 204 N. Wymore Rd, Winter Park, FL 32789 |
| Phone: | 407-478-5621 |
| Email: | info@dsacf.org |
| Organization Leader: | Heather Barnes, Executive Director |
| Website: | www.dsacf.org |
Down Syndrome Association of the Emerald Coast
| Address: | PO Box 9326 Panama City Beach, FL 32417 |
| Email: | dsaec321@gmail.com |
| Website: | www.dsaec.org |
Down Syndrome Association of Jacksonville
| Address: | 8011 Philips Highway STE 7, Jacksonville, FL 32256 |
| Phone: | 904-353-6300 |
| Email: | sarah.simmons@dsaj.org |
| Organization Leader: | Debbie Revels, Executive Director |
| Website: | www.dsaj.org |
Down Syndrome Association of Miami
| Address: | PO Box 43-0895, South Miami, FL 33243 |
| Phone: | (786) 292-1967 |
| Email: | info@dsaom.org |
| Organization Leader: | Alejandro Argote, President |
Down Syndrome Association of Tampa Bay- 21 Strong
| Address: | 8441 White Poplar Dr. Riverview, FL 33578 |
| Phone: | (814) 882-9191 |
| Email: | Craig.Woodard@dsatb.org |
| Organization Leader: | Craig Woodard, Sr., Executive Director |
| Website: | www.dsatb.org |
Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida
| Address: | PO Box 533462, Orlando, FL 32853 |
| Phone: | 407-538-3537 |
| Email: | info@dsfflorida.org |
| Organization Leader: | Robin Longly, Program and Development Manager |
| Website: | www.dsfflorida.org |
Families Exploring Down Syndrome – Brevard
| Address: | 24 River Falls Dr., Cocoa Beach, Florida 32931 |
| Phone: | 321-480-4796 |
| Email: | info@fedsofbrevard.org |
| Organization Leader: | Theresa Mitchell, President |
| Website: | fedsofbrevard.org |
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Down Syndrome Special Needs West Florida, Inc
| Address: | 11612 Miss Chole Court, Riverview, FL 33579 |
| Phone: | 813-245-2782 |
| Email: | info@friendssupport.org |
| Website: | www.friendssupport.org |
Fun Coast Down Syndrome Association
| Address: | 22 Bannerwood Ln, Palm Coast, FL 32137 |
| Phone: | 386-447-8034 386-283-2787 |
| Email: | funcoastdown@bellsouth.net |
| Organization Leader: | Paula Wilburn, President |
| Website: | www.funcoastdownsyndrome.com |
GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Myers
| Address: | 1901 Brantley Rd, Unit 11 Fort Myers, FL 33907 |
| Phone: | (239) 703-7960 |
| Email: | fortmyers@GiGisplayhouse.org |
| Organization Leader: | Emily Clark, Site Manager |
| Website: | www.gigisplayhouse.org/fortmyers |
GiGi’s Playhouse Miami
| Address: | 16451 NW 67th Ave, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 |
| Phone: | (305) 549-8800 |
| Email: | miami@gigisplayhouse.org |
| Organization Leader: | Clarimar Zeledon, Founder and Board Member |
| Website: | www.gigisplayhouse.org/Miami |
GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa
| Address: | 3611 W Hillsborough Ave, #200, Tampa, Florida, 33614 |
| Phone: | (813) 544-8000 |
| Email: | tampa@gigisplayhouse.org |
| Organization Leader: | SerToria “Tori” Windon-Johnson, Program Coordinator Michael Sullivan, President |
| Website: | www.gigisplayhouse.org/tampa |
Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
| Address: | 7300 N Federal Hwy STE 100, Boca Raton, FL 33487 |
| Phone: | 561-752-3383 |
| Email: | info@goldcoastdownsyndrome.org |
| Organization Leader: | Anne M. Dichele, Executive Director |
| Website: | www.goldcoastdownsyndrome.org |
Manasota BUDS
| Address: | 7267 Bee Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34241 |
| Phone: | 941-907-0499 |
| Email: | info@manasotabuds.org |
| Organization Leader: | Michael Feduccia, President |
| Website: | www.manasotabuds.org |
Southwest Florida PODS Angels
| Address: | 1730 Ivan Blvd., LaBelle, Florida 33935 |
| Phone: | 239-872-4778 |
| Email: | swflpodsangels@msn.com pringleclan@msn.com |
| Organization Leader: | Mary Pringle, Director |
| Website: | swflpodsangels.org |
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