Cooking club is back this month with another online class! Join Stacy in her kitchen as she teaches you how to make some tasty NFL Playoff Treats! You will receive a pictorial recipe plus a list of needed materials/ingredients a week prior to the event.

Music and movement will work on appropriate developmental goals and parent/child bonding, all while using music! Led by a Board-Certified Music Therapist, this class will include singing, dancing, and playing instruments.

DSANV in partnership, with Fairfax County Public Schools’ Extended School Year team, will be packing ESY materials for the summer program. This program will run for 4 weeks. (Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 14)

Join the D.A.D.S for their first monthly meet-up of 2025! Featuring good food/drinks, conversation, and fun. Come out for the evening and relax with friends- new and old!

Join us for virtual bingo with Kim, from Washington Speech.

Join your friends at DSANV for a fun afternoon of lively dancing at Lost Rhino Brewing Co.

After you work up a sweat, stay for lunch. A portion of your purchase will support DSANV’s mission and programs.

This is an inclusive event. All abilities and ages are welcome!

Attention DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA parents-this one is for you! Metro area DS organizations have teamed up with Children’s National Medical Center to share this opportunity for YOU to connect with other parents in DC.

We get that services and school atmosphere are different for DC residents and we agree that the support of your fellow parents is key to your family’s success. Check out additional information provided in the registration link below. Invite your DC friends! 

Virtual bingo supported by the wonderful volunteers from Young Men’s Service League.

Join us for a winter book club featuring books from the Tom and Ricky Mystery Series. This club will meet monthly on the first Tuesday of each month. Future dates are: Feb 4, March 4, April 8. Participants take turns reading an adapted version of the text and discuss the story via comprehension activities.

Today is the last day to support our year-end campaign! Help us to expand in our programs and resources for 2025! Click here to donate or sponsor a program! Thank you so much for your support!

Come celebrate the holidays with DSANV! This calm, sensory-friendly event features:

• visits with Santa (pictures taken on your phone)

• decorate cookies and gift bags

• make crafts with Santas elves

• bust a move in the dance room

Virtual bingo supported by the wonderful volunteers from Young Men’s Service League.

Join the largest group of family and self-advocates on Capitol hill to advocate for the Deondra Dixon INCLUDE project. Led by the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL,) this project seeks to gain authorization for Down syndrome research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH.)

Join our Executive Director, Heather Padgett, and DSANV Board of Directors for the last of our virtual Townhalls. Our five-year strategic plan will be revealed as well as feedback from our spring community survey. Come prepared to share feedback and ideas! Hope to see you there!

Virtual bingo by Kim from Washington Speech

Join us for pizza, bingo, and fun! Dinner of pizza and salad from 6:00-6:30. The games begin at 6:30 with support from our friends in the Young Men’s Service League! Winners of each game take home a prize!

Join our Executive Director, Heather Padgett, and DSANV Board of Directors for one of two virtual Townhalls. Our five-year strategic plan will be revealed as well as feedback from our spring community survey. Come prepared to share feedback and ideas! Hope to see you there!

Virtual link to be provided upon registration.

Collaborative social event with Portocharities for teens and adults, ages 14+. Come join us for bowling, pizza, arcade games, and fun!
Free for non-bowlers, with RSVP.

Join Jack and Devan from the Oakton High School Basketball team for an hour long basketball skills clinic. Jack and Devan will be joined by their coaches and team mates.

The clinic will include:

• passing Skills

• shooting skills

• running plays

Come celebrate Thanksgiving with your friends at DSANV. We will gather items for the Cornerstone’s service project, prepare Thanksgiving treats, and share what we are grateful for! Enjoy a small lunch on us! Menu to include: turkey, green beans, sweet potatoes, and more.

Friendship Connection is back and this month we are putting on dinner and two of our favorite events rolled into one! Join us for HALLOWEEN game night AND karaoke. Sure to be a good time!

Join Coach Eric Henderson and the Woodson High School Football Team for three-hour Football Skills Clinics. The clinics will include passing and running drills. Each player will be paired with a Woodson High School football player who will be their coach. Inclusive football skills clinics provide a safe and enjoyable space where individuals with differing abilities can partake in the thrill and camaraderie of team football.

The clinic will include:

• passing drills

• running drills

Join the DSANV cooking club for a virtual class this month, where we learn how to make apple crisp. Once you register, you’ll receive a picture recipe, including the list of materials/ingredients needed.

Join us for our 2024 annual Buddy Walk-This year marks our 20th anniversary! This inclusive community event will have moon bounces, pony rides, a VR gaming truck, DJ, Nothing Bundt Cakes, concession stand, face painting, caricatures, and more! Check out our awesome vendors and food trucks. Can’t wait to see you there!

Come enjoy a night of baseball with DSANV at Nationals Park as the Nationals take on the Phillies in their final series of 2024!

Come enjoy a DSANV dine-out. This night out with your friends raises funds to support our organization. Who wants to cook? Stop by and support a good cause. Listen to a performance from Bach to Rock, starting at 7pm.

10% of the overall sales (including alcohol) will go back to support DSANV.