Milestones

In April 2018, Best Buddies Global Ambassador Tom Brady travels to Qatar to launch integrated employment initiative in partnership with the country’s Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar Museums and Best Buddies Qatar participants.

Best Buddies celebrates its 30th anniversary on January 19, 2019.

Best Buddies launches its fourth mission pillar, BESTBUDDIES^® Living, an inclusive residential experience that fosters an integrated community where residents live a purposeful life side by side, in partnership with universities. The organization operates Best Buddies Living residences in Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C., with the goal to expand this model globally.

In October 2019, under the leadership of Entertainment Industry Foundation, Best Buddies, Special Olympics and Autism Speaks, launch Delivering Jobs, a campaign to create pathways to one million employment and leadership opportunities for people with IDD by 2025.

Best Buddies^® X Rosetta Bakery, launches a partnership that provides job opportunities for individuals with special abilities and serves as a profit center for Best Buddies. This is the first bakery and the second location is in Miami’s Design District. The vision is to expand this franchise model across the U.S. and globally to benefit Best Buddies programs.

As part of the organization’s 2030 Initiative to impact 4 million people globally, Best Buddies continues to partner with Global Ambassadors such as Tom Brady and Cindy Crawford to further expand its mission of inclusion and the 5-star Best Buddies^® X Rosetta Bakery.