| The Dan Marino Foundation’s mission is to “open doors” for children and young adults with special needs by supporting comprehensive integrated treatment programs, providing outreach services, advancing scientific research, and fostering independence through transition programs.
Dan and Claire Marino established the Dan Marino Foundation in 1992 to support medical research, treatment, and outreach programs for children with chronic illnesses and developmental disabilities. The Foundation has raised over $22 million dollars to provide these programs and services that have benefited hundreds of thousands of children and their families.
The following are major programs supported by the Foundation:
Marino Autism Research
Institute (MARI)
MARI is a one-of-a-kind, multi-site, virtual institute with
the University of Miami and Vanderbilt University working
together to accelerate the discovery of new strategies for
understanding, treating, and preventing autism.
Miami
Children's Hospital Dan Marino Center
The Miami Children’s Hospital Dan
Marino Center is an integrated neurodevelopmental center
specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of children at
risk for developmental and psychological problems.
www.Childnett.tv
Childnett.tv is a first-of-its-kind, free web TV channel dedicated
to autism and other neuro-developmental disorders.
University
of Miami/Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and
Related Disabilities (UM/NSU CARD)
The CARD Centers, located throughout the State of Florida
provide free services to individuals with autism and their
families including individual direct family support, technical
assistance, parent and professional training, and public education
and awareness.
Vanderbilt
University Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum
Disorders (TRIAD)
The TRIAD Program is designed to improve the lives of children
with autism and their families through a wide range of services
including individual family consultation, behavior management
training, social skills training, and early intervention training
for parents of children with autism.
Marino Swim Central
Adaptive Aquatics Certification
In April, 2006, House Bill 1319 was unanimously passed by
the State of Florida House and Senate requiring certification
of swimming instructors working with people with developmental
delays that is imperative to the safety of these individuals.
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