1996
Best Buddies Middle Schools pilot program is launched, reaching a younger age group with the hope that inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities will have a lasting effect on societal norms for the next generation.
1999
e-Buddies® is launched as a cutting-edge e-mail friendship program.
2000
Best Buddies holds the inaugural Best Buddies Challenge in Hyannis Port.
2003
For the first time, Best Buddies has participants in all 50 states and on six continents.
2009
Best Buddies Friendship Walks are established.
2010
Rosa's Law replaces several instances of "mental retardation" in Federal law with "intellectual disability".
2010
For the first time, Best Buddies has programs in 50 countries around the world.