Best Buddies International offers One-to-One Friendship, Integrated Employment, Leadership Development, and Inclusive Living programs in more than 50 countries worldwide.
One-To-One Friendships
Builds friendships between people with and without IDD, offering social mentoring while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion.
Integrated
Employment
Secures jobs for people with IDD, allowing them to earn an income, pay taxes, and support themselves.
Leadership Development
Educates and empowers people with and without IDD, to be leaders, public speakers and advocates.
Inclusive
Living
Providing a vibrant, integrated living opportunity for people with and without IDD.
“Best Buddies gives people with special abilities a chance to make friends, speak up, be heard and advocate for themselves and others within their community.”
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News & Stories
Best Buddies Philippines is taking their friendship activities up a notch with its #BBPSaturdaySeries online.
There’s no doubt that the pandemic has taken a toll on everyone — parents, kids, teachers, pregnant moms… and now that Christmas is just around the corner, we’re definitely feeling it more…
This year’s Gala celebrated the organization’s expansion into India. The event included a fabulous cocktail hour, gourmet dinner, unique live and silent auctions, and a live performance by the four-time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum rapper Iggy Azalea!
During the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro Best Buddies in Brazil was a part of an amazing initiative that allowed individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to participate in…
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