The Karen Gaffney Foundation - Dedicated to Championing the Journey for People with Down Syndrome

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Welcome to The Karen Gaffney
Foundation

The Karen Gaffney Foundation is a non profit organization that is dedicated to championing the journey to full inclusion in families, schools, communities and the workplace for people with Down syndrome or other developmental disabilities. Through a series of personal appearances, motivating speeches, video tapes and resource materials Karen Gaffney, a young woman with Down syndrome, and others like her will...

Instill renewed hope for a full productive and inclusive life in the hearts and minds of new parents of a child born with Down syndrome or other learning disability.

Motivate parents to new thinking and positive action so they will begin immediately building the potential of their child day by day;

Heighten awareness and raise expectations of students, counselors, educators and those in the medical profession of the capabilities of children with Down syndrome to learn, grow and contribute in an inclusive setting;

Promote community involvement and action for the support of people with disabilities.

You can check out our December 2007 newsletter here.

We Need Your
Help
The Karen Gaffney Foundation is a non-profit Foundation. We rely on grants and in-kind donations to run our offices and complete new projects. If you are able, please help!