There's a place for you in this story.
Whether you give, volunteer, connect with families, fundraise, or partner with us, your involvement helps families feel supported and creates meaningful opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
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I didn't realize how desperate I was to not feel like we were on our own, until I found Rising Kites and the community they have fostered there. Since receiving a bag, I have gone on to volunteer and fundraise for Rising Kites – I feel honored to be able to join this passion and touch others' lives like they initially did for me. So beyond grateful!
Find your way to get involved.
There are so many meaningful ways to be part of Rising Kites. Find the opportunity that fits you.
Volunteer
Give your time and talents locally or help us reach families across the country.
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Find your community, encourage other families, and share your story.
Explore Connection →Partner
Help bring Rising Kites resources and opportunities into more communities.
Explore Partnerships →Help make the mission possible.
Your generosity helps us provide free resource bags to families receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis, create meaningful paid employment for individuals with disabilities, and grow opportunities for connection and support.
Whether you make a donation or invite your friends and family to give through a fundraiser, you're helping us reach more families and create more opportunities.
More families supported. More opportunities created.
Every gift helps us continue celebrating the gift of Down syndrome through encouragement, resources, support, and meaningful opportunities.
Give your time and talents.
Our volunteers play an important role in helping Rising Kites support families and create meaningful opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Whether you're local to Southwest Michigan or live elsewhere in the country, there are ways to get involved.
Find community. Share your story.
Rising Kites isn't only about providing resources. It's about helping families know they aren't walking this journey alone.
Join the Rising Kites Community
Connect with other families raising a child with Down syndrome, including families who live near you.
Join Our Community →Share Your Story
Tell us how Rising Kites has impacted your family. Your story can encourage other families and help others understand why this work matters.
Share Your Story →
Bring Rising Kites into your community.
From medical facilities to businesses and organizations, our partners help us reach more families and create more opportunities.
Support families from the very beginning.
Hospitals, OB/GYN offices, genetics clinics, and other medical facilities can request free Rising Kites resource bags to distribute to families receiving a prenatal or postnatal Down syndrome diagnosis.
Help ensure that families leave with encouragement, education, and resources for the journey ahead.
Request Resource Bags →Become a Community Partner.
Our Community Partners help make the work of Rising Kites possible through their generous support.
Partner with us to help families feel supported and individuals with disabilities access meaningful opportunities to grow, contribute, and share their gifts.
Become a Community Partner →Every partnership helps us extend our reach.
Together, we can bring encouragement to families and create communities where individuals with disabilities are celebrated and given opportunities to thrive.
Wear the mission. Support the work.
Shopping Rising Kites is another way to support our mission and share a message of celebration, inclusion, and belonging.
Shop Rising Kites →However you choose to be part of Rising Kites, we're grateful you're here.
What began with a desire to help the next family has grown because people continue to show up — giving, volunteering, sharing, connecting, and believing in this mission alongside us.