“Momma Jen” adopted three children who were all exposed to drugs and alcohol in the womb. Little Joce (3) was born with no eyes and is hearing impaired. Landyn and Cadyn are 12-year-old twins facing different challenges. Landyn is non-verbal, has mild cerebral palsy in his legs, and suffers with feeding problems; Cadyn has fetal […]

Four-year-old Chase has severe autism and sensory processing disorder and is completely nonverbal. He seeks out the smallest spots in his home, as he feels most comfortable in small, quiet, calm environments that he can control. His new HugglePod provides just that – a safe, calming environment where he does not stim and to which […]

Child’s Name: Samantha Child’s Age: 3 years 6 months Describe your disability: My daughter was diagnosed in February of 2016 with mod-severe Autism Spectrum Disorder. She was diagnosed nonverbal, however, over the last year she has made improvements. I would not consider her “nonverbal,” although she is mainly using words to label things but is […]

Little Ashley loves being able to communicate with her special iTalk2 Communicator. Now she can make her needs known and work on her decision-making capacity.

We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership that will bring our resources in front of The Mighty‘s wide-reaching readership. We will now have a new Partner page on The Mighty and appear on many stories on the site. The Mighty is a story-based health community focused on improving the lives of people facing disease, disorder, […]

The MGCA has arrived! Show your support by purchasing your shirt here. We invite everyone who has an MGCA T-Shirt to wear it this upcoming Sunday, June 11, for National Children’s Day. Be sure to share and tag MGCA in your photos on Facebook and Instagram to show the love!

Aleena suffered a Hypoxic Brain Injury (lack of oxygen to the brain) while in utero that led to Severe Global Developmental Delays and Epilepsy, leaving her non-mobile. She strives to interact with her environment and has found great benefit from special communication switches used during Speech Therapy. Thanks to the help of our incredible donors, […]

Little Scarlett loves her indoor swing. It brings her comfort and peace on a daily basis!

Little Elliana was born with microlissencephaly (very small and abnormally smooth brain), and she was missing three-quarters of her brain after it failed to develop following a stroke in utero. The odds have been stacked against her, but she is living proof that miracles can happen, as evidenced when an MRI showed her perfect heart-shaped […]

Walking into My Gym Santa Monica, you could see the joy erupt as Johannah experienced the gym for the first time. She was immediately attracted to the red mats and wanted to use the balance beam as a drum. Despite her physical limitations, five-year-old Johannah had just learned to walk on her own and was […]