About the Co-Sponsor Organizations:

For more than 80 years, the Hamilton Jewish Federation has nurtured a strong, supportive and vibrant community for generations of Jewish Hamiltonians. Their role is to bring together the financial and human resources that enable a network of non-profit agencies and programs to care for the vulnerable, invest in our youth and deepen Jewish life efficiently and effectively.

SNAP (Special Needs Action Project) is an initiative by the Hamilton Jewish Federation that supports families and their children with special needs to be fully included in the community.

Beth Jacob Synagogue is dedicated to providing a welcoming and caring community for their members. They come together to nourish spirituality through worship, to increase understanding through study, to educate the young, and to better the world through acts of loving kindness.

The Down Syndrome Association of Hamilton was formed in 1982 by a small group of committed parents of children with Down syndrome. These parents came together to share their experiences, feelings, hopes, and expectations for their children and their future. These parents wanted to exchange information of medical and educational nature as it related to Down syndrome. They shared one set of common needs: to support, learn from, and rejuvenate one another.

Canadian Down Syndrome Week is a week to show the world that Canada is where ALL people are valued, fully participating citizens. It is a week to celebrate people with Down syndrome and teach others to “See the Ability.”

Created by the Canadian Down Syndrome Society, Canadian Down Syndrome Week (CDSW) is celebrated every November 1 to 7