To celebrate our 30th Anniversary, we are excited to launch the organization’s newest program, Best Buddies Living. Best Buddies is elevating our mission to meet the significant need for inclusion by establishing a residential living experience for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their peers.
December 2018, SACRAMENTO— California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom announced the addition of two top-level policy experts to his incoming Administration and his first reappointment from the Brown Administration.
MIAMI, FL., November 19, 2018 – Nearly 700 people attended the 22nd Annual Best Buddies Miami Gala: Le Cirque de la Nuit at Mana Wynwood, Florida on Friday, November 16. The star-studded event raised $2.8 million in total donations for Best Buddies International.
MIAMI (WSVN) – Participants of the Hublot Best Buddies Challenge ended their exhausting day with a night out in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood.
Best Buddies kicked off its annual gala at Mana Wynwood with many celebrities on hand, Friday night.
MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – Riders got on their bicycles and hit the streets of Miami for a race meant to benefit those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Over 50 cyclists from across the world participated in Hublot’s Best Buddies Challenge: Miami. The race began at the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort in Miami Beach, Friday morning.
MIAMI, November 6, 2018 – Best Buddies International, a groundbreaking nonprofit that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce its 22nd Annual Best Buddies Miami Gala at Mana Wynwood on Friday, November 16.
I am heartbroken by the senseless tragedy that occurred at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Our Best Buddies family sends its love, prayers and heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims who lost their lives during this horrific incident. We are especially saddened by the loss of one of our longtime Best Buddies participants, Cecil Rosenthal.
San Simeon, CA, September 11, 2018 – The 15th Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle Presented by Pepsi-Cola raised $5 million, thanks to the incredible commitment of Best Buddies supporters and the generosity of Steve and Barbara Hearst, with their personal gift of $1 million.
Shriver, 53, who founded the nonprofit program Best Buddies, which advocates for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, shared fond memories of his cousin, Christopher Lawford, who died from a heart attack at age 63 on Tuesday, as well as his aunt, Rosemary Kennedy, whose disability spurred the foundation of Best Buddies.
For the second time, luxury Swiss watchmaker Hublot has partnered with Best Buddies—a nonprofit organization that works to help people with intellectual and development disabilities with creating friendship, employment and leadership training opportunities—to create a limited-edition timepiece, the Big Bang Unico Best Buddies Limited Edition.