“What I have realized by meeting my buddy, Matt, is that he has changed my life…”

“Hello, my name is Alex Keith, and I am a junior at Yorktown High School in Arlington…”

Anne is an accomplished professional and advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

“The new Best Buddies chapter at my school will allow us to create opportunities to spread the word to end the word, with intent to make the usage of the R-word a very uncommon occurrence inside and outside of the school grounds […]

This year we’ve had a large number of special education students who are unable to attend chapter meetings and activities outside of school; therefore, we’ve been challenged on how to meaningfully involve these in-school buddies with our chapter.

My name is Patrick Wood and I am a super senior at Centreville High School.  I have been a part of Best Buddies for the past five and a half years. I have been involved in Best Buddies Ambassador trainings for the past three years. As an ambassador, I have […]

Erin is an accomplished professional and advocate for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).  As a Best Buddies Capital Region Jobs participant, she has been mentored and supported to excel in her career, advocacy, and personal growth. Since January 2011, Erin has been happily employed at Rosetta Stone in […]

One-to-One Friendship “When I first entered high school, my brother was the vice president of Best Buddies at my school. He consistently encouraged me to join, so when the time came for me to enter clubs as a freshman, I immediately joined the chapter. I was an associate member for […]

My name is Susan and my best buddy is Stephanie, a woman who has Williams Syndrome (WS). We have been friends now for five months and have really enjoyed getting to know each other.

This year we’ve had a large number of special education students who are unable to attend chapter meetings and activities outside of school; therefore, we’ve been challenged on how to meaningfully involve these in-school buddies with our chapter.