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Global Down Syndrome Foundation Announces Eight Grant Winners At The National DS Affiliates In Action Conference

Posted on February 28, 2020

Originally published February 28, 2020 by Yahoo! Finance
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The Down Syndrome Association of Delaware is one of eight Down syndrome associations to win a grant from Global Down Syndrome Foundation enabling them to train and hire self-advocates. The president and CEO of Global says the grant was created because some organizations could not afford to employ self-advocates – despite their work trying to persuade other companies to do just that.

Read the full story from Yahoo! Finance here.

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