This organization helps families support their loved ones with disabilities as a resource center, providing you with the information you need to make decisions for yourself or your children with disabilities.  They are a one-stop-shop for information, resources, education, training, and peer-to-peer support. Click to learn more.

GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans Down Syndrome Achievement Center is a place where parents can go to for information when they first receive a Down syndrome diagnosis; where infants and toddlers with Down syndrome attend group enrichment programs; where school-age children receive literacy and math tutoring specifically designed to address the learning differences that often accompany the diagnosis; where teens and adults make friends while participating in fitness programs specially designed to complement their joint laxity and congenitally low muscle tone; where families meet to discuss best practices; and where members of the community come to teach and learn from people different than themselves in order to create a more inclusive city. Click to learn more.

EarlySteps provides services to families with infants and toddlers aged birth to three years (36 months) who have a medical condition likely to result in a developmental delay, or who have developmental delays. Children with delays in cognitive, motor, vision, hearing, communication, social-emotional or adaptive development may be eligible for services. EarlySteps services are designed to improve the family's capacity to enhance their child's development. Click to learn more.

Lighthouse provides people with disabilities an opportunity to succeed. When a foundation for success is established, remarkable things are possible—and that’s what Lighthouse Louisiana offers. The products in our Visual Aids store are specifically tailored to people with disabilities, and our state-of-the-art manufacturing center creates jobs for people with disabilities. Not only that, but proceeds from the sale of the high-quality, commercially competitive products made by Lighthouse Louisiana fund the services we offer to people who are blind or visually impaired, people who are hard of hearing or deaf, and individuals with other disabilities. Click to learn more.

NORD-C's mission is to advance the physical, mental, and social well-being of New Orleanians by providing safe and welcoming environments for recreational, athletic, and cultural experiences. They envision a sustainable and innovative organization that transforms lives through recreational activities, classes, and programs.