Workplace Wednesday: Elaina
Elaina had long been searching for meaningful and inclusive employment and thanks to the Best Buddies Jobs Program, she got it.
Best Buddies Jobs: A Model for Integrated Employment Opportunities
The Best Buddies Jobs Program is celebrating its 30th anniversary and was recently highlighted by the Daily Express.
Best Buddies in Philippines Featured on Kada Umaga
Clarence Cruz, a Best Buddies in Philippines employee and Ambassador, talked about Best Buddies on the popular Filipino television show Kada Umaga.
Best Buddies Global NDEAM Event to Highlight Celebration of Inclusive Employment
To celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Best Buddies International, the groundbreaking international nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is virtually hosting the Best Buddies NDEAM Event on October 25, 2023, from 1 p.m.-2 p.m. ET.
Changing Lives Through Inclusive Hiring: Best Buddies and Safeway
Best Buddies is proud to team up with Safeway to help ensure that people with IDD can earn an income so they can gain financial independence and meaningfully contribute to society.
Mod Pizza Introduces New Value(s) Menu That Gives Back
MOD’s inaugural Value(s) Menu partner – now through August 22 – is Best Buddies International, the world’s largest organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). With today’s announcement, MOD plans to donate $500,000 to Best Buddies to help support their mission of inclusion through programs that support integrated employment, one-to-one friendships, leadership development, and inclusive living communities.