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Spots available: 10+
Best Buddies Friendship Walk
ORGANIZATION: Best Buddies International, Texas
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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Spots available: 10+
The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading event in the country supporting inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Join more than 50,000 participants at 80 events across the globe to support the Best Buddies programs in schools, workplaces, and communities. You’ll be making the world more welcoming to people with IDD - one friendship, one job, and one life-changing connection at a time.
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About Best Buddies International, Texas
Location:
13100 Northwest Fwy, Suite 310, Houston, TX 77429, US
Mission Statement
Best Buddies is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Description
Locally, we accomplish our mission by pairing high school and college students without IDD in one-to-one friendships with their peers with disabilities. We also host ambassador trainings for participants with IDD to coach them in speech writing and speech delivery. Additionally, we empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to have a presence online through our eBuddies program.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Community,
People with Disabilities
WHEN
Sat Apr 26, 2025
07:30 AM - 01:00 PM
WHERE
4302 University DriveHouston, TX 77004
(29.7198 ,-95.34386 )
DATE POSTED
March 4, 2025
SKILLS
- Event Management
- Food & Beverage Services
- Management
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
- Private Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 15
- 4-6 hours
Private Group Details
- Group Size Range 1 - 50+
- Event can be held at a volunteer group location (e.g. office, park)
- No Donation