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Event Recaps

Gratitude Report

Annual Gratitude Reports

With our annual gratitude report, we honor our donors—the many individuals, families and organizations around the world who choose to give to and support Kennedy Krieger Institute.

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Inspiring Stories

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Recent Grants

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Exploring the Brain Webinars

Kennedy Krieger’s exclusive learning series, Exploring the Brain, focuses on pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders and diseases and how Kennedy Krieger’s expert researchers and clinicians are studying these conditions and developing new interventions and treatments.

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Kennedy Krieger Celebrates Nearly 30 Years of Partnership with F. M. Kirby Foundation

The F. M. Kirby Foundation is proud to celebrate nearly 30 years of partnership with Kennedy Krieger Institute. This world-renowned organization, based in the heart of Baltimore, is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adolescents with neurological, developmental, and behavioral disorders.

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A Legacy of Hope

Meet Howard, and learn how he and his husband are giving to Kennedy Krieger.

Mason and Elijah.

Faces Of: Mason and Elijah

This Genetic Counselor Awareness Day, we recognize our dedicated team of genetic co

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Faces Of: Liza

In honor of Spina Bifida Awareness Month, we invite you to meet Liza, a Festival of Trees ambassador and an accomplished adaptive athlete.

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Faces Of: Lyla

In honor of Kabuki Syndrome Awareness Day on October 23, we invite you to meet Lyla, one of our ambassadors for this year’s Festival of Trees.

Aubree smiles with Kate Smidl, her speech therapist.

Faces Of: Aubree

Meet Aubree, a six-year-old Kennedy Krieger patient currently receiving speech therapy for stuttering.

A photo of Landon, a 2023 Festival of Trees ambassador.

Faces Of Kennedy Krieger: Landon

Meet Landon, a Festival of Trees ambassador and someone we have had the pleasure of knowing for more than a decade.

A group of people gathering around a young girl as she cuts a red ribbon to open the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury's White Marsh location.

International Center for Spinal Cord Injury Opens White Marsh Location

The International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI) opened the doors to its third location last month—this time in White Marsh, Maryland.

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Faces Of: Rainey

Meet Rainey, a Sturge-Weber syndrome patient who comes to Kennedy Krieger for treatment.