September 2025

Letter From Our President

In this issue, we spotlight programs marking milestone anniversaries. Each has positively impacted the lives of thousands of individuals and families.

35 Years of Teaching Kids What They Can Do: Kennedy Krieger’s Bennett Blazers Adaptive Sports Program

The Hermans have been training young athletes for more than a generation, coaching kids to countless victories—and greatly impacting their lives.

30 Years of Supporting Neurodivergent Youth: Kennedy Krieger’s Center for Autism Services, Science and Innovation

Kennedy Krieger’s interdisciplinary autism center—also known as CASSI—focuses on the strengths of autistic individuals.

30 Years of Leadership and Growth: The Young Marines at Kennedy Krieger Institute

The Institute’s Young Marines program offers students with developmental disabilities the opportunity to find pride and possibility in their lives.

For 30 Years, a Day Hospital Like No Other: Kennedy Krieger’s Specialized Transition Program

The program is one of the country’s first pediatric neurorehabilitation day hospitals pairing daily therapies with school.

25+ Years of Powering Brain Research: Kennedy Krieger’s F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging

The Kirby Center has been uncovering the intricacies of how the brain works for over a quarter of a century.

25 Years: Kennedy Krieger High School Graduation

The members of Kennedy Krieger High School’s Class of 2025 made history as they received their diplomas last June.

20 Years of ‘Hope Through Motion’: Kennedy Krieger’s International Center for Spinal Cord Injury

In the two decades since its founding, the center has become a world leader in activity-based rehabilitation after paralysis

20 Years: Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law) at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Finding the right school for a child with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be overwhelming. That’s where Project HEAL can help.