Jack's Basket

Jack’s Basket is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate babies with Down syndrome. We strive to ensure that every new and expectant parent is provided resources and avenues of support within the community. We aim to equip medical providers with tools to discuss the diagnosis in an unbiased way in hopes that having a baby with Down syndrome is celebrated like any other.

We support families from the time of diagnosis to the baby’s 1st birthday. We do this by focusing on three primary activities:
Engaging and equipping medical providers with tools to communicate and discuss Down syndrome accurately without bias.
Connecting new parents with other families and resources through our basket delivery program.
Sharing powerful stories to change the narrative around Down syndrome.

Jack’s Basket is committed to celebrating babies with Down syndrome by impacting how their stories begin. We are here to equip you with the tools and resources you need to deliver a Down syndrome diagnosis in an accurate, empathic, and unbiased way, in hopes that families will be encouraged to celebrate their pregnancy and their baby like any other. As a part of our mission we:
Equip providers with tools to communicate the diagnosis accurately without bias through provider-to-provider training, medical modules, and peer-reviewed journal publications.
Encourage providers to recognize the critical role they play in a family’s story and to reshape these discussions from “breaking bad news” to “sharing unexpected news.
Reframe the narrative around Down syndrome by sharing stories of families who overwhelmingly come to view their child’s diagnosis with positivity and optimism, even after experiencing shock or grief when first learning of the diagnosis.