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BestBuddies International


  • Mission

    Mission : Global Volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

    About Us

    Best Buddies is the world's largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our programs empower the special abilities of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by helping them form meaningful friendships with their peers, secure successful jobs, live independently, improve public speaking, self-advocacy, and communication skills, and feel valued by society.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Community Development
    • Disability
    • Economic Development
    • Human Rights & Civil Liberties

    Location & Contact

    • 8132549025
    • 3902 Henderson Blvd, Suite 208-504, Tampa, Florida, US
      Suite 208-504
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