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Our reach
123
participants served this year
70%
see improved social confidence
70%
report decreased anxiety (general and social)
66%
report decreased symptoms of depression
Currently serving Utah, Salt Lake, Davis and Tooele Counties.
Mental-health figures come from parent surveys. See our impact
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In 2020, Morinda Cottam’s son asked a simple, heartbreaking question: “Who are my friends?” A week later, six neurodivergent teens were gathered together making pizza and watching movies. Morinda and her co-founder, Zoë Hart-Wagstaff, built The Motley Squad off the magic of that night. Years later, creating genuine spaces where people just get to be themselves is still the whole idea.
