• Our Programs
    • WHAT WE DO
      • Mission
      • Impact
      • Vision and Goals
      • History
    • PROGRAMS
      • Friendship
      • Jobs
      • Leadership Development
      • Living
      • Family Support
    • MISSION IN ACTION
      • Featured Profiles
      • Videos
  • Take Action
    • Join a Program
    • Start a Chapter
    • Hire a Buddy
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Fundraise
    • Attend an Event
    • Advocate
    • Spread The Word
    • Join Team Rosemary
    • Planned Giving
  • Find Programs
    • United States
    • International
  • Media
    • News
    • Press Releases
  • Our Supporters
    • Celebrity Ambassadors
    • Corporations
    • Foundations
    • Government
  • About Us
    • OUR TEAM
      • Founder and Chairman
      • Board of Directors
      • Office Directory
      • Career Opportunities
    • FINANCIAL INFO
      • Annual Report
      • Where The Dollar Goes
      • IRS Form 990
  • Donate
  • Attend an Event
  • Shop
  • Fine Art
    • Fine Art Collection
    • David Yarrow Photography
  • Members Area
Skip to Content
Donate
Members Area
  • Fine Art
    ▼
    • Fine Art Collection
    • David Yarrow Photography
Shop
Best Buddies International Best Buddies International
  • Our Programs
    • WHAT WE DO
      • Mission
      • Impact
      • Vision and Goals
      • History
    • PROGRAMS
      • Friendship
      • Jobs
      • Leadership Development
      • Living
      • Family Support
    • MISSION IN ACTION
      • Featured Profiles
      • Videos
  • Take Action
    • Join a Program
    • Start a Chapter
    • Hire a Buddy
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Fundraise
    • Attend an Event
    • Advocate
    • Spread The Word
    • Join Team Rosemary
    • Planned Giving
  • Find Programs
    • United States
    • International
  • Media
    • News
    • Press Releases
  • Our Supporters
    • Celebrity Ambassadors
    • Corporations
    • Foundations
    • Government
  • About Us
    • OUR TEAM
      • Founder and Chairman
      • Board of Directors
      • Office Directory
      • Career Opportunities
    • FINANCIAL INFO
      • Annual Report
      • Where The Dollar Goes
      • IRS Form 990
  • Donate
  • Attend an Event
  • Shop
  • Fine Art
    • Fine Art Collection
    • David Yarrow Photography
  • Members Area
Home: Best Buddies International logo
DONATE

Best Buddies expands support with new siblings program in Monroe County

Best Buddies expands support with new siblings program in Monroe County

Best Buddies expands support with new siblings program in Monroe County

Sep 1, 2026 | New York News, Siblings |
Children participating in an arts and crafts activity together at a Best Buddies event.

Brighton, N.Y. (WHAM) — A beloved international nonprofit with a chapter here in Rochester is expanding its programs to support siblings of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Best Buddies New York launched its new Siblings Program during an event Friday at Color Me Mine in Brighton.

Watch the video and read the full story here

Tags: family supportsiblings
0
Share

You also might be interested in

Friendship, inclusion, and the power of showing up: How Best Buddies is building belonging in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley

Friendship, inclusion, and the power of showing up: How Best Buddies is building belonging in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley

May 22, 2025

Rachael Fischer is a skier, a storyteller, and a state director with a mission. The Indiana native now leads Best Buddies in Colorado, part of a global nonprofit born from the Kennedy-Shriver legacy, that’s redefining inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

A new program helps connect parents who have kids with special needs with mentors

A new program helps connect parents who have kids with special needs with mentors

Apr 4, 2025

Best Buddies is expanding. The nonprofit that supports people with disabilities now offers a new program. It provides support to families of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Best Buddies International Host Its 7th Annual Celebration Of Mothers In Nashville, TN

Best Buddies International Host Its 7th Annual Celebration Of Mothers In Nashville, TN

May 6, 2024

Nashville, TN, May 6, 2024 - Best Buddies International hosted its 7th Annual Best Buddies’ Celebration of Mothers this past Saturday, May 4, in Nashville, TN. The event celebrated mothers all around the world...

Best Buddies International Logo

Best Buddies International

Global Headquarters
100 Southeast Second St, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131

Toll Free: 1-800-89 BUDDY (28339)

  • Find a US Program
  • Find an International Program
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Career Opportunities
  • Office Directory
newsletter
Want to connect
with Best Buddies?

Sign up for our emails

Privacy & Accessibility Statement
©2026 Best buddies international
A 501(c)(3) Organization
Prev Next