Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to creating opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Our programs empower individuals with IDD by helping them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communication skills, and feel valued by society.
The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury and other undiagnosed disabilities.