What We Do
Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with IDD. For individuals within this community, Best Buddies helps them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy and communications skills, and feel valued by society.
Best Buddies positively impacts nearly 1 million individuals with and without disabilities worldwide through programs that fall within the organization’s 3 key mission pillars:
