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...
Special Olympics and Best Buddies joined together on Capitol Hill to urge Members of Congress to pass The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act, which will continue a national commitment by the U.S. Congress made with passage of the 2004 Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act...
Best Buddies Rhode Island held it's 2nd Annual Boogie for Buddies on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Middletown High School. Local dance and fitness instructors volunteered their time to teach classes in a variety of types of movement such as yoga, hip hop, and kickboxing...
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...
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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