GHFEDS upcoming events

Special Strong Classes - September (September 12, 2026)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Special Strong Classes
Boot Camp

September 12th & 26th
2-3pm
Anytime Fitness - 4420 W Main St Ste B League City, TX 77573

The class is open for individuals with Ds ages 13 and up.

Your child must be able to participate with the group, no roaming the gym or getting on equipment for safety reasons. If your child needs assistance you must help during the class due to no 1:1 coaching.

*If your child already attends Special Strong Kickboxing or Boot Camp classes Do Not register for this class so it will give others a chance to attend.

*Wear comfortable clothes, sneakers, and bring a water bottle.

*Annual Membership Required

Behavior Workshop presented by the Eva Marie House Grant (September 19, 2026)

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Behavior Workshop presented by the Eva Marie House Grant

Saturday September 19th from 10am-1pm

The Gilruth Center at Nasa
18600 Space Center Blvd
Meeting will be held in the Inspiration Room

This workshop is for parents only, no childcare available.

Serving Jason's Deli for lunch.

*Annual Membership Required

Joanie Garro, MA, BCBA, LBA with Garro Behavior Consulting will be presenting

Helping or Hovering? Does Distance Make A Difference When Launching Independence?

One of the most important goals for any parent or educator is to promote independence of a child and to help launch them into a world that accepts them and promotes their abilities and interests. During times of teaching and training of skills at home, school, or in the community, the adult 'teacher' usually maintains a proximal distance (within an arm's length) of the learner. Without realizing it, this close distance could delay independence by decreasing the interaction of the young adult with his/her peers, co-workers, and community helpers. It is vital to learn how to fade proximity or distance while teaching independence. This not only will increase the rate of social interaction for the young adult, it will increase the rate of learning, improve confidence in skills, and improve relations with the community and the young adult. Applications of evidenced based research and hands on experience will be discussed and demonstrated.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• To discuss and demonstrate the effects of proximity of a parent, job coach, instructor, or paraprofessional on a person with disabilities during teaching at home, school, job site, or other community settings.

• To discuss the effects of proximity on social interaction with others: peers, co-workers, community workers.

• To demonstrate use of technology (bug-in-ear, video chat) during proximity fading to promote independence when teaching a new skill.

• To discuss and demonstrate proximity fading techniques, the use of video-modeling, behavior skills training, scripts (script fading).

Adult Social - The Ceramic and Pottery Center (September 24, 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Adult Social

The Ceramic and Pottery Center

September 24th from 2-4pm

Location: 2900 Dickinson Ave in Dickinson

This social is for Adults with Ds ages 18 and up, if you have more than 1 adult with Ds attending please register them separately.

Limited to 15 adults with Ds.

They will be painting so please wear old clothes.

*Annual membership required

Family Social - Halloween Party (October 23, 2026)

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:30:00 GMT

Family Halloween Party

Friday October 23rd from 530-830pm

Location: Texas Ave Park Pavilion
17100 N Texas Ave in Webster

Join us for a fun, relaxed Halloween evening for our families!

Come in costume and enjoy a pasta dinner, snacks, drinks, dancing with a DJ, and plenty of time to socialize with friends.

Our special treat this year: We'll be joined by Cirque and Destroy Fire Show, who will put on a spectacular safe, family-friendly fire performance created especially for our group! It's sure to be a memorable Halloween experience for kids and adults alike.

*Annual Membership Required