Best Buddies Jobs program in Tennessee opened in January 2015. The results are phenomenal proving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities have outstanding work-ethic and skills. See Leo’s story at The Home Depot, covered by Fox News Channel 17, here: http://fox17.com/news/local/businesses-look-to-create-employment-for-intellectual-developmentally-disabled.
Team Construction’s Best Buddies Prom presented by McNutt Pediatric Dentistry and The Charley Foundation was a night where the magic reigned supreme and the dance floor stayed packed with beaming faces. 2,000 Best Buddies participants came together for an evening that did not disappoint.
Best Buddies Citizens is one of the key programs represented in Best Buddies’ Friendship Program outreach. Our Citizens program pairs an adult with IDD in a one-to-one friendship with an adult without IDD from their local community. Since 2013, Best Buddies in Memphis has focused on expanding our School Friendship program from 5 active schools to over 30 schools representing successful Best Buddies chapters in the Mid-South to date.
Carolyn and Haley’s friendship is unique in more ways than just its beginnings as a natural friendship. The two have a bond that is absolutely beautiful to watch, attending concerts and sporting events together, and having girl’s nights and sleepovers regularly.
