"Best Buddies takes a holistic, lifelong approach," described Twin Peaks Pioneer Press Contributing Columnist Caryn Sullivan. "With support from staff, volunteers and a growing use of technology, students with and without intellectual and developmental limitations are paired up, thoughtfully and carefully." As a mother of a son with autism, Caryn [...]

Best Buddies participant Gabriella Grace Parisi (GiGi) was recently crowned Mount Olive High School’s Homecoming Queen! GiGi is the first student with Down syndrome to win the crown in Mount Olive's history. This important day for Mount Olive High School embodies the culture of acceptance and friendship that Best Buddies [...]

October 14, 2019 – Earlier this month, the Carnival Foundation welcomed Best Buddies International’s Founder, Chairman and CEO Anthony K. Shriver to its worldwide headquarters in Doral, FL to celebrate the two organizations’ 23-year partnership. For the first time in the history of our relationship, Carnival doubled its financial commitment […]