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One-to-One Friendship Programs

Best Buddies Friendship programs represent one of our organization’s four key mission pillars.  These programs build one-to-one friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), offering social interactions while improving the quality of life and level of inclusion for a population that is often isolated and excluded. Through their participation, people with IDD form meaningful connections with their peers, gain self-confidence and self-esteem, and share interests, experiences and activities that many other individuals enjoy.

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BESTBUDDIES® Elementary Schools

Builds connections and community between young students with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through inclusive activities and social-emotional learning tools that promote one-to-one friendship, acceptance, and interaction at an early age.

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BESTBUDDIES® Middle Schools

Fosters one-to-one friendships between middle school students with and without IDD, in which they share interests, experiences, and activities. Students with IDD are often isolated and left out of social activities. Best Buddies Middle Schools helps to create an inclusive middle school culture for all students early on in their educational development.

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BESTBUDDIES® High Schools

Fosters one-to-one friendships between high school students with and without IDD. In this time of heightened social and emotional development that can be difficult even for teenagers without IDD, the Best Buddies High Schools program helps break through social barriers at an important time in a young person’s life.

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BESTBUDDIES® Colleges

Fosters one-to-one friendships between college students without IDD and their peers on campus or in the community with IDD. Young adults with IDD historically have been isolated at home or in work environments. The Best Buddies Colleges program is changing this by providing the opportunity for people with IDD to be involved in their local campus and community life.

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BESTBUDDIES® Citizens

Supports the development of friendships between adults with and without IDD in corporate and civic communities. Many people with IDD have limited opportunities for social interactions after they leave the school environment. This program helps people with IDD become part of mainstream society and creates an inclusive and diverse community for all.

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e-Buddies ®

e-Buddies provides opportunities for volunteers with and without IDD to develop friendships online and create connections using the power of technology. The program provides the opportunity for members to connect through the e-Buddies social platform, which is designed to expand friendships and create shared experiences through virtual social events. Anyone age 13 and older can participate in e-Buddies. Our program is available throughout the United States and internationally for English-speaking people.

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How our Friendship programs Work

Matching

A participant with IDD is paired with a person without IDD based on location and shared interest for at least one year of friendship. For school programs, matches typically start at the beginning of the school year.

Meet-ups

Participating in activities and spending quality in-person time together at least twice a month is suggested for buddy pairs of all ages.

Events

Best Buddies Offices and Chapters plan events, host group activities, support friendship matches and are available for onsite support.

Communication

Buddy pairs connect at least once a week by email, phone call, texting, social media or written correspondence.

Email

For e-Buddies, participants communicate via email at least once a week for a year.

Monitoring

Best Buddies staff members maintain regular contact with Friendship program participants to ensure the quality of matched pairs.

South Carolina Chapter Listing

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Elementary Schools
  • Blue Ridge Elementary School (Seneca, SC)

    API address [ 995 S Oak St, Seneca, SC, 29678, US, null, null, 34.6692976, -82.9556169, null]

  • Mitchell Road Elementary School (Greenville, SC)

    API address [ 4124 E North St, Greenville, SC, 29615, US, null, null, 34.8762037, -82.31965009999999, null]

  • Monarch Elementary School (Simpsonville, SC)

    API address [ 224 Five Forks Rd, Simpsonville, SC, 29681, US, null, null, 34.7998966, -82.2411905, null]

  • Mount Pleasant Academy (Mount Pleasant, SC)

    API address [ 605 Center Street, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464, US, null, null, 32.7799489, -79.86201419999999, null]

  • Oakview Elementary School (Simpsonville, SC)

    API address [ 515 Godfrey Rd, Simpsonville, SC, 29681, US, null, null, 34.82697298509393, -82.2327440056171, null]

  • Rudolph Gordon School-Elementary (Simpsonville, SC)

    API address [ 1507 Scuffletown Road, Simpsonville, SC, 29681, US, null, null, 34.7467854, -82.1926135, null]

Middle Schools
  • Abner Creek Middle School (Greer, SC)

    API address [ 221 State Road S-42-618, Greer, SC, 29651, US, null, null, 34.8675731, -82.16661429999999, null]

  • Beck International Academy (Greenville, SC)

    API address [ 901 Woodruff Rd, Greenville, SC, 29607, US, null, null, 34.8377683, -82.3216942, null]

  • Hillcrest Middle School (Simpsonville, SC)

    API address [ 510 Garrison Road, Simpsonville, SC, 29681, US, null, null, 34.7537752, -82.2558055, null]

  • Inman Intermediate School (Inman, SC)

    API address [ 10 W Miller St, Inman, SC, 29349, US, null, null, 35.051916, -82.0981575, null]

  • Rudolph Gordon School-Middle (Simpsonville, SC)

    API address [ 1507 Scuffletown Road, Simpsonville, SC, 29681, US, null, null, 34.7467854, -82.1926135, null]

  • Socastee Middle School (Myrtle Beach, SC)

    API address [ 151 Sheffield Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC, 29588, US, null, null, 33.6659286, -78.9756955, null]

High Schools
  • Ashley Ridge High School (Summerville, SC)

    API address [ 9800 Delemar Hwy, Summerville, SC, 29485, US, null, null, 32.9245827, -80.23265409999999, null]

  • Bluffton High School (Bluffton, SC)

    API address [ 12 H. E. McCracken Circle, Bluffton, SC, 29910-5866, US, null, null, 32.249899, -80.8977859, null]

  • Fort Dorchester High School (North Charleston, SC)

    API address [ 8500 Patriot Blvd, North Charleston, SC, 29420, US, null, null, 32.9267318, -80.11005089999999, null]

  • Hillcrest High School (Simpsonville, SC)

    API address [ 3665 S Industrial Dr, Simpsonville, SC, 29681, US, null, null, 34.7146829, -82.2463294, null]

  • Hilton Head Island High School (Hilton Head Island, SC)

    API address [ 70 Wilborn Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC, 29926-1627, US, null, null, null, null, null]

  • JL Mann High Academy (Greenville, SC)

    API address [ 160 Fairforest Way, Greenville, SC, 29607, US, null, null, 34.8070241, -82.3372515, null]

  • Lucy Beckham High School (Mount Pleasant, SC)

    API address [ 1560 Mathis Ferry Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC, 29464, US, null, null, 32.8268879, -79.8447939, null]

  • Mauldin High School (Mauldin, SC)

    API address [ 701 East Butler Road, Mauldin, SC, 29662, US, null, null, 34.7948842, -82.2884959, null]

  • Palmetto High School (Pelzer, SC)

    API address [ 804 N Hamilton St, Pelzer, SC, 29669, US, null, null, 34.632354, -82.4771372, null]

  • Riverside High School (Greer, SC)

    API address [ 794 Hammett Bridge Rd, Greer, SC, 29650, US, null, null, 34.9030045, -82.2557834, null]

  • TL Hanna High School (Anderson, SC)

    API address [ 2600 North Highway 81, Anderson, SC, 29621, US, null, null, 34.5671576, -82.6233574, null]

Colleges
  • Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

    API address [ Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29631, US, null, null, 34.680808167826, -82.784494798521, null]

  • College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)

    API address [ Porters Lodge, Charleston, SC, 29424-0001, US, null, null, 32.7833782, -79.9370429, null]

  • Furman University (Greenville, SC)

    API address [ 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC, 29613-0002, US, null, null, null, null, null]

  • University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

    API address [ Technology Services, Columbia, SC, 29201-0001, US, null, null, 33.9929651, -81.0285607, null]

  • University of South Carolina - Beaufort (Beaufort, SC)

    API address [ Sandstone Building, Beaufort, SC, 29902-4601, US, null, null, 32.4364815, -80.66914799999999, null]

Citizens
  • Citizens Grand Strand

    API address [ null, null, SC, null, USA, null, null, 33.836081, -81.1637245, null]

  • Greenville Citizens (Greenville, SC)

    API address [ null, Greenville, SC, null, null, null, null, null, null, null]

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