{"id":151850,"date":"2021-07-28T17:17:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T21:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=151850"},"modified":"2021-08-02T12:44:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T16:44:18","slug":"best-buddies-living-sleepover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/2021\/07\/28\/best-buddies-living-sleepover\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Students Get a &#8216;Taste&#8217; of the Best Buddies Living Program in Washington, D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spacey&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1584486415226{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;151888&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spacey&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1584486415226{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627504588879{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]According to the report, \u201cA Place in this World,\u201d approximately 75% of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) live with their parents and 62% of those people dream of having their own apartment. Best Buddies Living is an opportunity for people with disabilities to reach that goal.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are certain skills needed to live in an independent living program and the earlier someone can begin practicing those skills, the better! That is why we launched the Best Buddies Living \u201cSleepover\u201d program this summer.<\/p>\n<p>This program gave six high school age students with IDD the opportunity to get a \u201ctaste\u201d of Best Buddies Living and practice their independent living skills. This two-day, two-night program introduced participants to skills like grocery shopping, cooking meals, making a bed, doing laundry, hygiene routines, taking the Metro, and budgeting.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spacey&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1584486415226{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;151857&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;151864&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spacey&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1584486415226{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627584891418{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]In addition to working on these independent living skills, residents got to experience the freedom of staying overnight in their own bedroom, having apartment-mates and exploring Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Bobby Whalen, a recent high school graduate and Best Buddies Citizens participant, was one of our Sleepover participants. When asked what his favorite part of the sleepover was, he told us it was, \u201cGetting food from food trucks and having roommates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each of our participants stepped out of their comfort zone, learned some new skills and had fun with the other participants. We hope that they will apply to Best Buddies Living in the future![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spacey&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1584486415226{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;151865&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;151880&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row top_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_margin=&#8221;0&#8243; el_class=&#8221;spacey&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1584486415226{margin-top: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1627584901184{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]In 2019, Best Buddies launched its fourth pillar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/living\/\">Best Buddies Living<\/a>. 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