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Through the creation of meaningful, lasting one-to-one friendships with peers without disabilities, the promotion of integrated employment opportunities, the development of leadership skills for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the opportunities for inclusive living, Best Buddies is changing the world one friendship, one job, and one leader at a time.<\/p>\n

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Featured on Community Newspapers, Best Buddies International create opportunities for inclusive communities for people with IDD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":121786,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"news-single-post.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[676],"tags":[726,1847,1848,116],"class_list":["post-121785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-archive","tag-best-buddies-international","tag-community-newspapers","tag-power-of-inclusion","tag-social-inclusion"],"yoast_head":"\n'Best Buddies is Changing Lives Through the Power of Inclusion' - Best Buddies International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chris Lindstrom, offensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons, and Michael Kozicki, Best Buddies Global Ambassador, tag-teamed a room recruiting supporters for Best Buddies!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/powerofinclusion-communitynewspapers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"'Best Buddies is Changing Lives Through the Power of Inclusion' - 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