{"id":71,"date":"2020-03-03T12:08:05","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T01:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/testwa\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T07:14:13","slug":"friends-for-life-11yrs-to-18yrs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/wa\/services-and-supports\/friends-for-life-11yrs-to-18yrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friends for Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Down Syndrome Western Australia (DSWA) welcomes all high school students with Down syndrome to attend our Friends for Life social activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We run group events with a focus on forming lifelong friendships, developing skills, and having fun.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Events are held once a month in different locations in the Perth Metro area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Previous events have included show at the Fringe Festival, movie nights and a tour of Optus Stadium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To attend you will need<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Signed Service Agreement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A Signed Support Plan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/DSWA-Friends-for-Life.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/wa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/DSWA-Friends-for-Life.jpg 1920w, 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