Best
Buddies
About the Nonprofit
Best Buddies is a nonprofit organization supporting people with disabilities. Promoting Inclusion, Acceptance and Friendship
Best Buddies provides opportunities for people with IDD to Live, work and have One-one friendship.
People with IDD can have opportunity to become ambassadors and learn how to advocate and speak
I found out about the Best Buddies program back when I was a freshman in high school.
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There is a Best Buddies Club in my High-school. I joined the club and had a great time. I partied at the Best Buddies Homecoming gala and at their Friendship Walk in D.C 2019.
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I was also paired up with my first ever bubby. Her name is Sydney. She was a senior in Highschool. She graduated and went to college studying to be a Speech therapist.
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I was very involved with the students in the special needs classroom. The classrooms were secluded in a hallway near another entrance of my high-school.
During my senior year, I was still in Best Buddies and was about to move in to Best Buddies living. (Living Program for people with IDD) I decided to drop out of choir and did peer helping for the students in Special Ed. I learned about each students' support needs and went on their Community Based Learning Trips. I enjoyed going to McDonalds with them for their flurries. I also taught the students and helped the nonverbals with doing their assigned learning tasks.
My Involvement
Once I graduated, I was told next year. I would be able to put on my first ever show to raise money for Best Buddies.
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I've also was nominated to be Champion of the year and performed at the gala. I also was abled to perform to promote my show. My performance was aired on ABC7 and NBC4 (Videos on the Featured Section).
We raised about $1,000 towards Best Buddies and they paid me for my efforts.
