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Family Support Coming to Florida

Family Support Comes to Florida

Our newest program provides resources for families raising children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

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Best Buddies Selected for the 2025 Great Charity Challenge

Over the past 15 years, the GCC has raised and donated an impressive $21.7 million to local charities.

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Best Buddies Champion of the Year celebration

The Best Buddies Champion of the Year celebration in Florida is an annual event that honors individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Best Buddies Living comes to Gainesville!

An inclusive living program that is “at once ordinary and extraordinary” as described by the Washington Post has made it to Gainesville, Florida.

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Buddies Navigate BBLC Together

We interviewed Michelle & Courtney at BBLC to learn about their friendship!

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Best Buddies Specialty License Plate

Available now for purchase!

Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Journalist, Savannah Guthrie sits down in a TV interview with Founder, Chairman & CEO, Anthony Kennedy Shriver.

Best Buddies’ Anthony K. Shriver Featured on NBC’s Today Show

On May 21, Anthony K. Shriver, Founder and CEO of Best Buddies International, was interviewed by Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s Today Show. They discussed Best Buddies’ mission to foster inclusion for the IDD community and the new initiative, Eunie’s Buddies.

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Best Buddies Leadership Conference is Right Around the Corner!

Find out all of the latest information for this year’s Leadership Conference!

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Bianca’s Project Search Success Equals Job at Jackson Health System

Bianca participated in Project Search and now happily employed at Jackson Health!

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VoLo Foundation – Empowering People with IDD Through Climate Initiatives

Thanks to VoLo, individuals with IDD are learning about climate initiatives.

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Titusville High School Brings Community Together for Largest Spread the Word Event in Florida

Titusvill High hosted Florida’s largest ever Spread the Word event this past March

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Best Buddies Leadership: Becca’s Story

Meet Becca, a Best Buddies Ambassador with DeGeorge Syndrome from North Florida

Christina Hundley spoke to WFLA in Tampa to discuss Best Buddies and her recent opportunity to sing the national anthem at a Tampa Bay Rays’ baseball game.

Global Ambassador Shares Heartwarming National Anthem Experience

Christina Hundley spoke to WFLA in Tampa to discuss Best Buddies and her recent opportunity to sing the national anthem at a Tampa Bay Rays’ baseball game.

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The Mosaic Company Provides Funding for 38 Hillsborough and Pasco County Students to Attend the Best Buddies International Leadership Conference

Student Leaders attend Leadership Conference thank to The Mosaic Company

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The Mosaic Company Partners With Best Buddies In Florida To Decrease Barriers and Improve Access For People with IDD

Decreasing Barriers and Improving Access For People with Intellectual and Development Disabilities.

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