Jeff Davis planning Special Needs Fun Day

Jeff Davis planning Special Needs Fun Day

Published 3:23 pm Friday, October 24, 2025

Different Voices, One Community will host its inaugural Jeff Davis Special Needs Fun Day on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. at  North Cutting Park, positioned on the nook of North Cutting Avenue and Shankland Avenue in Jennings.

The occasion is being promoted as a joyful, inclusive occasion designed to have a good time and assist people with particular wants and their households.

“Our goal is to uplift, connect, and honor our community through sensory-friendly activities, music, food and meaningful moments of celebration,” organizer Cate Doucet mentioned.

Doucet, who’s an advocate for people with particular wants, just lately created the nonprofit Different Voices, Once Community, to assist join, advocate for training, and foster progress amongst neurodiverse and particular wants people and their households.

“We want to celebrate unique strengths and promote advocacy and inclusion,” she mentioned.

The Special Needs Fun Day may even assist assess the native wants and unite the neighborhood collectively, she mentioned.

“We believe there is a significant need for such resources here, and this day will help us understand the full spectrum of special needs within our community, not limited to specific disabilities, and for all ages and abilities,” Doucet mentioned, noting it encompasses greater than Down Syndrome or Autism.

The Fun Day will function music, meals, an impediment course, bean bag toss, face portray, balloon animals, adaptive and sensory video games, coloring sheets, and a quiet regulation zone. All actions are free.

Additionally the occasion will present household sources and data on numerous companies, together with bodily remedy, speech remedy, and health coaching, to assist people and households discover a place to begin for assist.

“Some people I have reached out to don’t even know what to do next, like for physical therapy or speech therapy or just different things that they want to do but they don’t have a starting place.” she mentioned.

All people with particular wants, of all ages and talents, and their households are invited to attend.

“There are a lot of individuals with special needs that feel like their voices aren’t heard and a lot of people don’t know they are even here, but they are an important part of our community, and I want everyone to feel welcomed, celebrated, and included,” Doucet mentioned.

For extra data, e mail Doucet at [email protected] or comply with Different Voices, One Community on Facebook.