The Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation believes that persons with intellectual disabilities have the ability to live, learn, work, recreate, and worship like everyone else. We recognize that people with intellectual disabilities may need assistance to do these things.

We believe that families of people with intellectual disabilities, especially families of children with intellectual disabilities, benefit from support and information to successfully include their family member with mental retardation (intellectual disabilities) in the everyday activities of their community.

The Foundation works to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and to prevent the causes of intellectual disabilities.

Goals

1. Enhance the quality of life of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families.  
2. Provide seed funding to capitalize on Federal and/or State or Local spending on behalf of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families by funding initiatives that evolve beyond where existing programs are going, and do not duplicate public efforts.
3. Increase professional and public awareness of the needs of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families.
4. Work to reduce the incidence of intellectual disabilities.

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