“Since joining Best Buddies, I am happier than I have ever been!”

Since joining Best Buddies, Ryan has participated in Ambassador Trainings, gone to two Leadership Conferences, and is a Buddy Director…

“Life before Best Buddies was not as exciting as it is now.”

Backpacks.com is generously providing 100 backpacks to Best Buddies students throughout Florida to assist them in leading their chapters.

Every summer, the Best Buddies Leadership Conference (BBLC) is held in Indiana for all of our middle school, high school and college chapter leaders with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Students from all over the world come together to learn how to become advocates in their schools and […]

Best Buddies Month is a time for Best Buddies participants to reflect on the importance of friendship, jobs, and the development of future leaders. Most importantly, it is a time to show the world the significance of these essentials in every individual’s life.

In celebration of #BestBuddiesMonth we will be showcasing outstanding volunteers, employees, and supporters. This post comes from the Riviera Preparatory School’s (RSP) Best Buddies Promoters Chapter leadership team in Miami, FL.

In celebration of #BestBuddiesMonth we will be showcasing outstanding volunteers, employers, and supporters every Monday as part of our Monday Mission Moment series. This post comes from Pablo Castro, Best Buddies Ambassador and student at Southwest Miami Senior High School. He has been a part of Best Buddies for two years!

This day gathers people committed to a more inclusive world to build awareness for our society to stop and think about its use of the R-word and rally people to pledge respect toward all individuals, making the world a more accepting and inclusive place for all people, especially those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

“Hello, my name is Charlie Heckman and I am a buddy director and ambassador for Best Buddies Jacksonville. I’m going to be a sophomore at Ponte Vedra High School this August. Before Best Buddies popped into my life, I lived in the city of Chicago where I was born and […]