Best Buddies & Their Mission Pillars Presented by Health & Human Services Committee Meeting

Description

Company: Best Buddies International         
Speaker: Tricia Williams & Best Buddies Ambassador Hunter Huff 
Topic: Best Buddies Programs, and Their Impacts 

Their Mission: 
Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Programs: 
Best Buddies is the world's largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Their programs empower the special abilities of people with IDD 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. 


Health and Human Services
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Hunter Huff (below) Best Buddies Ambassador