Best Buddies
About
The mission of Best Buddies is to provide an opportunity for college students and persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to form friendships and encourage confidence. Best Buddies facilitates social interactions by organizing group outings and encouraging one-on-one activities for matched buddy pairs/buddy families. Best Buddies seeks to contribute positively to the social and psychological development of all involved and to the community at large. For people with IDD, Best Buddies provides the opportunity to make new friendships, go to new places, and meet people who are outside of their often limited social settings. Best Buddies is a multi-purpose program, however, the key element is friendship and spreading inclusion for people with IDD within our community.