F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

 Family Resource, Information & Education Network for Down Syndrome

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. is a group of parents re-formed in 1999 in Frederick County, Maryland to:

• Be a support and resource group for expectant parents, new parents and extended families of babies born with Down Syndrome;

• Provide age-appropriate activities for our children and their friends;

• Advocate for community awareness and acceptance;

• Have quarterly meetings with professional speakers experienced in issues relative to Down Syndrome;

• Meet informally to share the joys and challenges of parenting.
  

* Monthly meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm at the Middletown United Methodist Church off Alt. 40 going west out of Frederick.  For a map click here.  Please come and join us.