Martha Haythorn has Down syndrome, but that hasn’t stopped the 25-year-old from living her best life like any other Gen Zer in Atlanta. She can check all the boxes — independent living in a Midtown ...

FITCHBURG – The power of inclusion is strong at Fitchburg High School. The mission for the Best Buddies program at FHS is always to choose to include. “The Best Buddies program is an engaging and ...

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Every week, Avery Carr ’28 paints and reads books with her buddy — an individual with a developmental disability she was paired with through Cornell’s Best Buddies chapter. The books feature different ...

Best Buddies International is a groundbreaking nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, ...

For students at Lyndon Baines Johnson Middle School who are members of Best Buddies, the message is this: you will always have a seat at the table, whether you have a disability or not. Every ...