Best Buddies Leadership Development programs represents one of our organization’s five 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.
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.
BESTBUDDIES® Transitions
Offers a combination of classroom-based training, experiential learning, and corporate mentorship to help students with IDD explore post-secondary options, prepare for independent living, and identify career ambitions. Workshops and activities offer experiences that aid youth with IDD in their transition into adulthood.
How the Ambassadors Program Works
How the Promoters Program Works
How the Transitions Program Works
New Mexico Chapter Listing
Elementary Schools 
Middle Schools
High Schools 
Colleges 
Citizens programTo join a chapter, click a school name below
Elementary Schools
- Algodones Elementary School (Algodones, NM)
API address [ 1399 New Mexico 313, Algodones, NM, 87001, US, null, null, 35.3788401, -106.4826154, null]
- Arroyo del Oso Elementary (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 6504 Harper Drive Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, 87109-3604, US, null, null, 35.1526606, -106.5752976, null]
- Collet Park Elementary School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 2100 Morris St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87112-3201, US, null, null, 35.1065925, -106.5238367, null]
- Dennis Chavez Elementary (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 7500 Barstow St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109-4951, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Joe Harris Elementary School (Rio Rancho, NM)
API address [ 2100 10th St SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124-4054, US, null, null, 35.2639856, -106.7208633, null]
- John Baker Elementary (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 12015 Tivoli Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111-5309, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Maggie Cordova Elementary School (Rio Rancho, NM)
API address [ 1500 Veranda Rd SE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124-3897, US, null, null, 35.2349325, -106.6984403, null]
- Matheson Park Elementary School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 10809 Lexington Avenue Northeast, Albuquerque, NM, 87112, US, null, null, 35.1139134, -106.5210873, null]
Middle Schools
- Chaparral Middle School (Chaparral, NM)
API address [ 290 East Lisa Drive, Chaparral, NM, 88081-8020, US, null, null, 32.0405755, -106.4127067, null]
- Cleveland Middle School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 6910 Natalie Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110-1323, US, null, null, 35.126835, -106.5696342, null]
- Desert Ridge Middle School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 8400 Barstow St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87122-2832, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Koogler Middle School (Aztec, NM)
API address [ 455 North Light Plant Road, Aztec, NM, 87410, US, null, null, 36.8328097, -108.0105948, null]
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 6811 Taylor Ranch Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87120-2957, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Madison Middle School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 3501 Moon St NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111-4619, US, null, null, 35.1209452, -106.5432228, null]
- Mesa Alta Junior High School (Bloomfield, NM)
API address [ 325 North Bergin Lane, Bloomfield, NM, 87413, US, null, null, 36.7139413, -108.0039271, null]
- Mesa Middle School (Las Cruces, NM)
API address [ 7225 N Jornada Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88012-7277, US, null, null, 32.4074032, -106.7265046, null]
- Moriarty Middle School (Moriarty, NM)
API address [ 200 Center Avenue, Moriarty, NM, 87035, US, null, null, 34.9866247, -106.0427102, null]
- Mountain View Middle School (Rio Rancho, NM)
API address [ 4101 Montreal Loop NE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87144-8455, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Santo Domingo Middle School (Kewa Pueblo, NM)
API address [ 100 New Mexico 22, Kewa Pueblo, NM, 87052, US, null, null, 35.4807364, -106.3166621, null]
- Wilson Middle School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 1138 Cardenas Drive Southeast, Albuquerque, NM, 87108-4809, US, null, null, 35.0611474, -106.5795618, null]
- Zia Middle School (Las Cruces, NM)
API address [ 1300 New Mexico State Road 101, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, US, null, null, 32.2759044, -106.784481, null]
High Schools
- Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 6400 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109-3843, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Atrisco Heritage Academy High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 10800 Dennis Chavez Blvd, Albuquerque, NM, 87121-5498, US, null, null, 35.021446, -106.7470651, null]
- Aztec High School (Aztec, NM)
API address [ 500 East Chaco Street, Aztec, NM, 87410-2170, US, null, null, 36.8218708, -107.9931455, null]
- Belen High School (Belen, NM)
API address [ 1619 West Delgado Avenue, Belen, NM, 87002, US, null, null, 34.6604032, -106.7931345, null]
- Bernalillo High School (Bernalillo, NM)
API address [ 148 Spartan Alley, Bernalillo, NM, 87004, US, null, null, 35.3212462, -106.5403222, null]
- Bloomfield High School (Bloomfield, NM)
API address [ 520 N 1st St, Bloomfield, NM, 87413-5307, US, null, null, 36.7173339, -107.9784617, null]
- Centennial High School (Las Cruces, NM)
API address [ 1950 S Sonoma Ranch Blvd, Las Cruces, NM, 88011-1706, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Chaparral High School (Chaparral, NM)
API address [ 800 S County Line Dr, Chaparral, NM, 88081-7830, US, null, null, 32.0425117, -106.3772854, null]
- Cibola High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 1510 Ellison Dr NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87114-5101, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Cleveland High School (Rio Rancho, NM)
API address [ 4800 Cleveland Heights Rd NE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87144-1607, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- East Mountain High School (Sandia Park, NM)
API address [ 25 La Madera Rd, Sandia Park, NM, 87047-9339, US, null, null, 35.1757541, -106.3441026, null]
- Eldorado High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 11300 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111-2602, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Estancia High School (Estancia, NM)
API address [ 709 Hopewell Avenue, Estancia, NM, 87016, US, null, null, 34.7648244, -106.0600291, null]
- Farmington High School (Farmington, NM)
API address [ 2200 N Sunset Ave, Farmington, NM, 87401-3421, US, null, null, 36.7500265, -108.2047118, null]
- Gadsden High School (Anthony, NM)
API address [ 6301 Highway 28, Anthony, NM, 88021-8597, US, null, null, 31.997401980682, -106.655967005834, null]
- Highland High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 4700 Coal Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87108-2804, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- La Cueva High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 7801 Wilshire Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87122-2807, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Las Cruces High School (Las Cruces, NM)
API address [ 1750 El Paseo Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88001-6012, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Manzano High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 12200 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87112-5804, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Moriarty High School (Moriarty, NM)
API address [ 200 Center Ave, Moriarty, NM, 87035-8001, US, null, null, 34.9881649, -106.0438811, null]
- Organ Mountain High School (Las Cruces, NM)
API address [ 5700 Mesa Grande Dr, Las Cruces, NM, 88011-6017, US, null, null, 32.3819602, -106.7153896, null]
- Piedra Vista High School (Farmington, NM)
API address [ 5700 College Blvd, Farmington, NM, 87402-1773, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Rio Grande High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 2300 Arenal Rd SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105-4160, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Rio Rancho High School (Rio Rancho, NM)
API address [ 301 Loma Colorado Blvd NE, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124-6523, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Sandia High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 7801 Candelaria Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87110-3757, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- Volcano Vista High School (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ 8100 Rainbow Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87114-6090, US, null, null, null, null, null]
Colleges
- New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM)
API address [ 1780 E University Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88003-1229, US, null, null, null, null, null]
- University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ Human Resources Service Center (Employment & Benefits), Albuquerque, NM, 87106-3835, US, null, null, 35.0893968, -106.6246758, null]
Citizens
- Albuquerque Citizens Program (Albuquerque, NM)
API address [ null, Albuquerque, NM, null, null, null, null, null, null, null]
- Citizens Las Cruces (Las Cruces, NM)
API address [ null, Las Cruces, NM, null, US, null, null, null, null, null]
