Best Buddies Leadership Development programs represents one of our organization’s four key mission pillars. The programs educate and empower people with and without IDD to become leaders, public speakers and advocates. Best Buddies passionately believes that its program participants can lead the effort within their community and beyond to build a more inclusive world for people with IDD.
California Chapter Listing
Promoters chapters
Ambassadors programTo join a chapter, click a school name below
- Beaumont High School (Cherry Valley, CA)
API address [ 39139 Cherry Valley Blvd, Cherry Valley, CA, 92223-4484, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Brentwood School (Los Angeles, CA)
API address [ 100 S Barrington Pl, Los Angeles, CA, 90049-3306, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Canyon Crest Academy (Encinitas, CA)
API address [ 710 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA, 92024-3305, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Capistrano Valley High School (San Juan Capistrano, CA)
API address [ 26301 Via Escolar, San Juan Capistrano, CA, 92692, US, null, null, 33.5417264, -117.6697959, null]
- Cate School (Carpinteria, CA)
API address [ 1960 Cate Mesa Rd, Carpinteria, CA, 93013, US, null, null, 34.4049958, -119.4773669, null]
- Claremont High School (Claremont, CA)
API address [ 1601 N Indian Hill Blvd, Claremont, CA, 91711-2784, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Crescenta Valley High School (La Crescenta-Montrose, CA)
API address [ 2900 Community Ave, La Crescenta-Montrose, CA, 91214-3471, US, null, null, 34.2238176, -118.2432057, null]
- Cypress High School (Cypress, CA)
API address [ 9801 Valley View St, Cypress, CA, 90630-3923, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- David Starr Jordan High School (Long Beach, CA)
API address [ 6500 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90805-2304, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Diamond Bar High School (Diamond Bar, CA)
API address [ 21400 Pathfinder Rd, Diamond Bar, CA, 91765-2747, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Edgewood High School (West Covina, CA)
API address [ 1301 S Trojan Way, West Covina, CA, 91790-3335, US, null, null, 34.0612942, -117.9495675, null]
- Geffen Academy at UCLA (Los Angeles, CA)
API address [ Kinross Building, Los Angeles, CA, 90024-2000, US, null, null, 34.0593389, -118.4468107, null]
- Glen A. Wilson High School (La Puente, CA)
API address [ 16455 Wedgeworth Dr, La Puente, CA, 91745-3045, US, null, null, 33.9976707, -117.937034, null]
- Glendora High School (Glendora, CA)
API address [ 1600 E Foothill Blvd, Glendora, CA, 91741-3024, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Grand Terrace High School (Grand Terrace, CA)
API address [ 21810 Main St, Grand Terrace, CA, 92313-5810, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Granite Hills High School (Apple Valley, CA)
API address [ 22900 Esaws Ave, Apple Valley, CA, 92307-4305, US, null, null, 34.5090161, -117.1664555, null]
- Harvard-Westlake School (Los Angeles, CA)
API address [ 3700 Coldwater Canyon Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91604-2301, US, null, null, 34.1396191, -118.4127859, null]
- Irvine High School (Irvine, CA)
API address [ 4321 Walnut Ave, Irvine, CA, 92604, US, null, null, 33.7020786, -117.7828719, null]
- John W. North High School (Riverside, CA)
API address [ 1550 3rd St, Riverside, CA, 92507-3404, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- La Canada High School (La Cañada Flintridge, CA)
API address [ Hotchkin Family Gymnasium, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011-3738, US, null, null, 34.19200980000001, -118.1789146, null]
- Larchmont Charter School - Lafayette (Los Angeles, CA)
API address [ 2801 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA, 90057-3113, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Long Beach Polytechnic High School (Long Beach, CA)
API address [ 1600 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90813-2017, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Los Osos High School (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
API address [ 6001 Milliken Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91737-7709, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Malibu High School (Malibu, CA)
API address [ 30215 Morning View Dr, Malibu, CA, 90265-3616, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Marin Academy (San Rafael, CA)
API address [ 1600 Mission Ave, San Rafael, CA, 94901-1813, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Marlborough School (Los Angeles, CA)
API address [ 250 S Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90004, US, null, null, 34.0698883, -118.3267909, null]
- Norte Vista High School (Riverside, CA)
API address [ 6585 Crest Ave, Riverside, CA, 92503-1102, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Oakwood Secondary School (Los Angeles, CA)
API address [ 11600 Magnolia Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 91601-3015, US, null, null, 34.1647321, -118.3847104, null]
- Pacific Ridge School (Carlsbad, CA)
API address [ 6269 El Fuerte St, Carlsbad, CA, 92009, US, null, null, 33.1227671, -117.2501127, null]
- Rancho Cucamonga High School (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
API address [ 11801 Lark Dr, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91701, US, null, null, 34.1322732, -117.5487821, null]
- San Luis Obispo High School (San Luis Obispo, CA)
API address [ 1499 San Luis Dr, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401-3060, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Santa Susana High School (Simi Valley, CA)
API address [ 3570 Cochran St, Simi Valley, CA, 93063-2525, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Santiago High School (Corona, CA)
API address [ 1395 E Foothill Pkwy, Corona, CA, 92881-0996, US, null, null, 33.8356908, -117.5458469, null]
- South High School (Torrance, CA)
API address [ 4801 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Torrance, CA, 90505-5544, US, null, null, 33.8102203, -118.3623112, null]
- The Buckley School (Los Angeles, CA)
API address [ 3900 Stansbury Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 91423-4618, US, null, null, 34.139541, -118.4435984, null]
- Villa Park High School (Villa Park, CA)
API address [ 18042 Taft Ave, Villa Park, CA, 92861-4148, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Walnut High School (Walnut, CA)
API address [ 400 Pierre Rd, Walnut, CA, 91789-2535, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- West Covina High School (West Covina, CA)
API address [ 1609 E Cameron Ave, West Covina, CA, 91791-3108, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Westridge School (Pasadena, CA)
API address [ 324 Madeline Dr, Pasadena, CA, 91105, US, null, null, 34.1264782, -118.1562905, null]
- Black Mountain Middle School (San Diego, CA)
API address [ 9353 Oviedo St, San Diego, CA, 92129, US, null, null, 32.9691763, -117.1252804, null]
- Helen Stacey Middle School (Huntington Beach, CA)
API address [ 6311 Larchwood Dr, Huntington Beach, CA, 92647, US, null, null, 33.7477871, -118.0197341, null]
- Ruth O. Harris Middle School (Bloomington, CA)
API address [ 11150 Alder Ave, Bloomington, CA, 92316-3006, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Adobe Bluffs Elementary School (San Diego, CA)
API address [ 8707 Adobe Bluffs Dr, San Diego, CA, 92129-4448, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Barbara Benson Elementary (Tustin, CA)
API address [ 12712 Elizabeth Way, Tustin, CA, 92780-2811, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Cameron Ranch Elementary School (Carmichael, CA)
API address [ 4333 Hackberry Ln, Carmichael, CA, 95608, US, null, null, 38.6438919, -121.3335701, null]
- Chaparral Elementary School (Poway, CA)
API address [ 17250 Tannin Dr, Poway, CA, 92064, US, null, null, 33.023695, -117.05171, null]
- Cram Elementary School (Highland, CA)
API address [ 29700 Water St, Highland, CA, 92346, US, null, null, 34.1176779, -117.1555191, null]
- ER Taylor Elementary School (San Francisco, CA)
API address [ 423 Burrows St, San Francisco, CA, 94134, US, null, null, 37.7274393, -122.4071003, null]
- Eric White Elementary (Selma, CA)
API address [ 2001 Mitchell Ave, Selma, CA, 93662-9601, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Foster City Elementary School (Foster City, CA)
API address [ 461 Beach Park Blvd, Foster City, CA, 94404-2713, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Holmes Elementary School (Lakewood, CA)
API address [ 5020 Barlin Ave, Lakewood, CA, 90712-3033, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Inland Leaders Charter School (Yucaipa, CA)
API address [ 12375 California St, Yucaipa, CA, 92399, US, null, null, 34.0293978, -117.0385147, null]
- Killybrooke Elementary School (Costa Mesa, CA)
API address [ 3155 Killybrooke Ln, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, US, null, null, 33.68536699269217, -117.91523597106115, null]
- Palisades Elementary School (Dana Point, CA)
API address [ 26462 Via Sacramento, Dana Point, CA, 92624, US, null, null, 33.4617134, -117.6672499, null]
- Prisk Elementary (Long Beach, CA)
API address [ 2375 Fanwood Ave, Long Beach, CA, 90815-2114, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Anaheim, CA)
API address [ 504 E South St, Anaheim, CA, 92805-5338, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Thousand Oaks Elementary (Berkeley, CA)
API address [ 840 Colusa Ave, Berkeley, CA, 94707-1858, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Westside Elementary School (Thermal, CA)
API address [ 82225 Airport Blvd, Thermal, CA, 92274-9714, US, null, null, null, null, null]
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BESTBUDDIES® Ambassadors
Offers people with and without IDD the opportunity to gain the public speaking skills, self-esteem and confidence needed to successfully advocate for themselves, their peers and Best Buddies in communities, workplaces and government.
BESTBUDDIES® Promoters
Empowers youth to become advocates for people with IDD and help open new Best Buddies chapters and programs by organizing special events that promote awareness to the disability rights movement.
