Growing up, 16-year-old Sarah Brais had a pretty good idea about the challenges faced by people with physical and mental disabilities. Her mom has worked as a teacher's assistant in special education classes, and in her freshman year at Lincoln High School, Sarah signed up for the school's Best Buddies program...
The Best Buddies organization has only been open in Cranston since September, but already there are more than 600 individuals volunteering to improve the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities...
In 2001, Best Buddies International (BBI) made a commitment to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities around the world by setting a goal to expand our programs into 50 countries by the end of 2010. On January 11, 2010, Best Buddies will kick-off a 50-week Social Media Campaign celebrating the victories we’ve achieved in each of the 50 Best Buddies countries - We Are Best Buddies: Join Our Global Movement!
It has been a couple of years, but Best Buddies Rhode Island is back in action! State Director Karen Schnabel and Program Manager Erica Friedlander are eager to lead RI in the effort to build mutually enriching one-to-one friendships between people with intellectual disabilities and those without...
On October 24, 2009, student leaders and advisors from six high school and college Best Buddies chapters gathered at Providence College for Rhode Islands annual Local Leadership Training Day...
On May 30, 2009, hundreds of people Ran, Walked, and Cycled in the 10th Annual Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port. This event raised close to $4 million for the Best Buddies friendship programs nationwide...
June 5, 2010 - Join us as we cycle, run and walk from Boston through historic New England villages and parks, past the Kennedy Compound, to the beach on Cape Cod...
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