Company Profile
The Kennedy Center Inc.
Company Overview
The Kennedy Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization established in 1951 as a grassroots effort initiated by parents of children with mental retardation. We are nationally accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), and they rank us in the top 1% in the country. This community based agency provides extensive personalized educational, vocational, rehabilitative, recreational and residential services to persons with disabilities and special needs from birth through their senior years.
Today we have 600+ employees and 425 volunteers who are the backbone of our efficient and much needed delivery system of programs and services to over 1100 people daily. We work with individuals with mental retardation, speech, vision, hearing, and other physical impairments, neurological, psychological and mental health difficulties including acquired brain injury, autism, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s and cerebral palsy.
Company History
Where we began
The Kennedy Center was founded in 1951 with the dream of a group of parents who hoped that their children would have the same opportunities as all other children, regardless of their abilities or disabilities.
Named for Bridgeport native Evelyn Kennedy, The Kennedy Center has been a driving force in providing advocacy and service to persons with disabilities since its inception.
The founders of the Center were instrumental in developing the legislation requiring school systems to provide educational services for children with special needs.
The Center opened the first home for adults with disabilities in Connecticut licensed by the State Department of Mental Retardation.
Where we are today
The Center is one of the most comprehensive rehabilitation facilities in the state of Connecticut.
Our staff is highly experienced in developing specialized and individualized plans for the children and adults with mental retardation, autism, hearing and visual impairments, speech difficulties, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, psychiatric disabilities and mobility impairments
Our vocational and job coaching services strengthen partnerships and employment productivity between employers and workers with disabilities and special needs.
A wide variety of vocational and educational, as well as, residential and recreational services are available to assist individuals in community inclusion.
Benefits
The Kennedy Center provides attractive salary and benefits programs and is committed to providing its employees with a benefits package that addresses the needs of today’s workforce. The Kennedy Center is an equal opportunity employer.