Best Buddies in Kentucky

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, inclusive living, and family support for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

The IDD community that Best Buddies serves includes, but is not limited to, people with Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain inj ury and other undiagnosed disabilities.

Best Buddies is the world’s largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of the 200 million people with IDD worldwide. Founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver, our programs empower the 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. The Best Buddies programs are in all 50 states with almost 3000 chapters, 100,000 participants and impacts more than 1,000,000 people in the United States annually. Best Buddies has been working alongside accredited international programs in 47 countries and territories worldwide. Visit our top stories to view just a few of the ways Best Buddies is changing lives. https://www.bestbuddies.org/news/