Impacts

hosted 11 educational and advocacy webinars

With over 1,222 families in attendance

“We have loved participating in the webinars with TIW! I especially loved being introduced to early reading and receiving the Colors book!”

- Melanie N.



2 safety beds

For children who elope and needed a safe and secure place to sleep

1 iPad monitoring system

For a little boy with seizures to provide his parents peace of mind while he sleeps

1 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device

To help a non-verbal child communicate with her family

1 adaptive stroller

For a family transporting their child to multiple appointments

2 Gait trainers

To help a child learn to walk

5 gift cards

For families going through prolonged hospital stays and medical emergencies

19 care packages

Given to families with children experiencing infantile spasms

“We received our care package on Monday and I was brought to tears by how thoughtful each item was. It’s been a hard week, but this reminded me that there is hope and we will get our little girl’s smile back soon.” - Taqui K.

1 portable nasal suction device

For a child with breathing difficulties and a heart defect

37 adaptive therapy toys

To help children practice reaching developmental milestones outside of therapy time.



“Thank you again for the rocking chair for Graham. If he is having a meltdown I can quickly put him in the rocking chair and stop it from escalating." - Caitlin L.

56 speech therapy scholarships

Families received full or partial scholarships to Happy Kids Therapy online speech and feeding classes

“Thanks to the tools and partial scholarship from Team Iron Will Theo went from not being able to make the /B/ sound to saying “buzz” clear as day in just a few weeks! So blessed to have TIW standing beside as and rooting for our family!” - Kayla S.

5 sets of talk tools

Families received specialized tools to help with at-home speech therapy

“We were so blessed to receive a scholarship to Heather’s class, plus tools. Without this we would not have been able to attend. After just a few weeks we are already seeing results!” 

- Michelle T.

6 early learning scholarships

Families received partial scholarships to attend an early reading training program

“Your account made me believe my child can read. He’s 5 and is now using his AAC device to read short books to us." - Kelly

Supported The DSAGSL Christmas Drive

Provided gifts and clothes to six families in the St. Louis Down syndrome community

Partnered With Ruby’s Rainbow

Raised $3,000 to offer a scholarship to a young man with Down syndrome attending college

Created Online IS support group

Over 45 families dealing with infantile spasms (IS) have already joined

Navigated A new DS diagnosis

With several families, and helped them find local support



“Getting a DS diagnosis was devastating. But seeing Will helped and your authentic support has given us so much hope.” - Monica S.

2 pairS of orthotics 

For families who were denied by insurance

3 Pulse oximeterS

To measure children's blood oxygen levels and heart rate

2 oxygen concentratorS 

“We 100% love and support your mission. We have K's oxygen concentrator because of you. Our insurance denied us, but you came through.” - Kim D.

1 adaptive high chair

For a young lady with DS needing a specialized chair that would grow with her as she entered adulthood

over 106 million views on social media

With over 134,000 followers on Instagram and more than 14,000 followers on X, the response to our posts sharing Iron Will's incredible journey and championing the intrinsic value of individuals with Down syndrome as they fulfill God’s purpose for their lives, has been amazing and transformative!