{"id":11,"date":"2024-11-19T22:37:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T22:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblz\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:20:50","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11\" class=\"elementor elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95fe2f6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95fe2f6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affb9d3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"affb9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/elementor\/thumbs\/2026-BBLC-Banner-1200x600-01-scaled-rjcdhjxm399z67r4ybv0ks26r3tk35bfxujcx1y8a8.jpg\" title=\"2026 BBLC Banner 1200&#215;600-01\" alt=\"Best Buddies Leadership Conference, One Team One World. July 17-20, 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b879bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b879bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc5d144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc5d144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;line-height: 30px\">The Best Buddies Leadership Conference unites leaders, volunteers, and advocates from around the globe to spark bold ideas, strengthen advocacy, and accelerate the inclusion movement. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;line-height: 30px\">For more than 30 years, BBLC has empowered changemakers to lead with purpose, build more inclusive communities, and turn vision into action.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fd204 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8fd204\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883cf3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"883cf3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/MhzPLvQGiDg&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c26540 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c26540\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe28acb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe28acb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/elementor\/thumbs\/tv-icon-rq3uw48aovy21iyp552f8yjfkxx62ooxsuiybqjbow.webp\" title=\"tv icon\" alt=\"tv icon\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acd0ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2acd0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Stream Schedule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840144c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"840144c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For those unable to attend BBLC in person, our Opening Ceremonies, select Educational Sessions, and Closing Ceremonies will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bestbuddies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live streamed on Facebook<\/a> and here on our website.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Friday, July 17<\/strong><br \/>Opening Ceremonies Pre-Show: 7:30 PM EDT<br \/>Opening Ceremonies: 8:00 PM EST<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, July 18<\/strong><br \/>Educational Sessions: 8:30 &#8211; 11:30 AM EDT<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, July 19<\/strong><br \/>Closing Ceremonies: 7:30 PM EST<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9a7bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a9a7bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfe39e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bfe39e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e54ef75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e54ef75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2024\/12\/Best-Buddies-logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-174\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a34085 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a34085\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8702dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8702dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT BEST BUDDIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fab50c white-url elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fab50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Best Buddies International is the world\u2019s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs help people and families living with IDD form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society.<\/span><br><br>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Best Buddies serves individuals with IDD and their families. The IDD community includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, and other undiagnosed disabilities.<\/span><br><br>\n\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Learn more at <a style=\"color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bestbuddies.org<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8944117 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8944117\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a15b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"15a15b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"max-width:1200px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Best Buddies Leadership Conference unites leaders, volunteers, and advocates from around the globe to spark bold ideas, strengthen advocacy, and accelerate the inclusion movement. For more than 30 years, BBLC has empowered changemakers to lead with purpose, build more inclusive communities, and turn vision into action. https:\/\/youtu.be\/MhzPLvQGiDg Live Stream Schedule For those unable to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1788,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/1788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}