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256 257 </a> 258 </li> 259 260 <li class=" cms-page-item cms-page-level-3 cms-page-30" id="cms-page-30"> 261 <a href="/education/williams-syndrome-and-learning" target="_self" class="cms-page-link cms-page-link-30"> 262 263Williams Syndrome and Learning 264 265 </a> 266 </li> 267 268 <li class=" cms-page-item cms-page-level-3 cms-page-31" id="cms-page-31"> 269 <a href="/education/what-is-an-ipp-iep" target="_self" class="cms-page-link cms-page-link-31"> 270 271What Is An IPP/IEP? 272 273 </a> 274 </li> 275 276 <li class=" cms-page-item cms-page-level-3 cms-page-32" id="cms-page-32"> 277 <a href="/education/love-of-music" target="_self" class="cms-page-link cms-page-link-32"> 278 279Love of Music 280 281 </a> 282 </li> 283 </ul> 284 </li> 285 286 <li class=" cms-page-item cms-page-level-2 cms-page-14" id="cms-page-14"> 287 <a href="/faq" target="_self" class="cms-page-link cms-page-link-14"> 288 289FAQ 290 291 </a> 292 </li> 293 294 <li class=" cms-page-item cms-page-level-2 cms-page-16" id="cms-page-16"> 295 <a href="/contact" target="_self" class="cms-page-link cms-page-link-16"> 296 297CONTACT 298 299 </a> 300 </li> 301 302 </ul> 303 304 <div class="mobileShow topRowMobile"><div class="cms-content" data-id="5" data-type="TopRow" id="cms-content_5"><h5>Support, Advocacy, Education and Community for those affected by Williams Syndrome</h5> 305<p> 306 <span class="topSmIcons"> 307 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CAWSCommunity" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 308 <i class="fa-brands fa-square-facebook"> </i> 309 </a> 310 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/williamssyndromecanada_caws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 311 <i class="fa-brands fa-square-instagram"> </i> 312 </a> 313 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/canadian-association-for-williams-syndrome/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 314 <i class="fa-brands fa-linkedin"> </i> 315 </a> 316 </span> 317 <a href="/join-us" class="topRowButton">JOIN US</a> 318 <a href="/donate-now" class="topRowButton">DONATE NOW</a> 319</p></div></div></div> 320 321 </div> 322 323 </nav> 324 <div class="body-content"> 325 326 327 <div class="intBanner"></div> 328 329 330 331 <div class="twoColumns sectionPadding"> 332 <div class="container"> 333 334 335 336 <div class="col-sm-6 paddingRight noPaddingLeft"> 337 <h1>About CAWS</h1> 338<div class="cms-content" data-id="23" data-type="twoColumns" id="cms-content_23"><p>The Canadian Association for Williams Syndrome (CAWS) provides support to Williams syndrome (WS) individuals, their families and caregivers, coast-to-coast. Our grassroots, parent-volunteer run organization is on a mission to spread awareness, raise funds, support research and connect families touched by WS. We are a small but mighty National Registered Charity, whose impact can be felt in tiny towns and big cities across Canada.</p> 339<p> </p> 340<p>We strive to connect families, researchers, caregivers and medical professionals across Canada; building a national community to help those with WS reach their full potential. We support families through initial diagnosis, the school system, post-secondary sc
340hooling opportunities and skills training, adult employment and housing.</p></div> 341 </div> 342 <div class="col-sm-6 paddingLeft"><div class="cms-content cms-content-custom" data-field="RightColumn" data-id="23" data-type="twoColumns" id="cms-content-custom_23"><h3>Our goals are:</h3> 343<ul class="checkMarks"> 344<li>To increase awareness of WS and our organization so that affected individuals and their families feel connection and community as they navigate life with a rare syndrome.</li> 345<li>To increase visibility within the medical, scientific, educational and professional communities.</li> 346<li>To, wherever possible, support research into the educational, behavioural, social and medical aspects of WS.</li> 347</ul> 348<p>CAWS is a registered non-profit organization in Canada.</p></div></div> 349 <div class="clear"></div> 350 </div> 351 </div> 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 <footer> 361 <div class="container"> 362 <div class="mobileShow"><img src="https://immediac.blob.core.windows.net/caws/images/footerIcon.png" /></div> 363 <div class="col-sm-4 noPaddingRight"><div class="cms-content" data-id="18" data-type="FooterLeft" id="cms-content_18"><p class="mobileFooterFix">P.O. Box 18125, Delta, BC V4L 2M4</p> 364<p><i class="fa-solid fa-envelope"> </i><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p></div></div> 365 <div class="col-sm-4 footerCenter mobileHide"><img src="https://immediac.blob.core.windows.net/caws/images/footerIcon.png" /></div> 366 <div class="col-sm-4"><div class="cms-content" data-id="19" data-type="FooterRight" id="cms-content_19"><p>Enter your email address to receive the quarterly CAWS Newsletter in your inbox.</p> 367<p><a href="https://williamssyndrome.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2724e8f80f7320e1dc9640129&id=50ddf7b9b0" class="callout-button">Sign Up</a></p></div></div> 368 <div class="clear"></div> 369 </div> 370 371 <div class="bottomRow"> 372 <div class="container"> 373 374 <div class="bottomCopywrite"> 375 <h6>©2026 - The Canadian Association for Williams Syndrome (CAWS)</h6> 376 <h6><span class="cms-content" data-id="114" data-type="FooterTagline" id="cms-content_114"><span>| Web Design by immediac</span></span></h6> 377 </div> 378 </div> 379 </div> 380 </footer> 381 </div> 382
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