2024 BBCA LA COY Program Book by Best Buddies International

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Bid From the Heart

g p g g p p for friendships that cultivate community-wide social inclusion, by funding a new school, citizens, or corporate chapter in the Best Buddies Friendship program.

$2,500

• Fund an all-day Ambassadors training session for up to 50 people with and without IDD, where attendees will gain the public speaking skills and confidence needed to champion inclusion throughout their community

$1,000

• Give a student leader, Ambassador, or Jobs participant the opportunity to attend the annual Best Buddies Leadership Conference at Indiana University. BBLC brings together participants and volunteers from around the world, empowering them with the skills and resources to create inclusive schools, workplaces, and communities.

$500

• Host a Citizens event for adults with and without IDD, bringing together up to 50 people for friendship and connection.

• Provide shirts for 50 BBLC attendees to show their California pride at IU.

$250

• Transportation for at least 2 ambassadors to give public speeches and hone their advocacy skills.

• The cost of a pizza party for a school chapter to celebrate their inclusion efforts

Kristen Van Handel

Raised over $66,000 for Best Buddies in Los Angeles, Orange County, Long Beach, and the IE!

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Honored to sponsor of the Champion of the Year Gala, supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

We’re grateful to our inspiring Champion of the Year candidate, Dana Schoppers, for her dedication to fostering inclusion and making a meaningful difference.

A community of supporters bridging gaps so that everyone is included.

Be the Bridge. Donate Monthly!

Everyone deserves to feel like a contributing member of society YOU can create a pathway from isolation to inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through a monthly gift. Join The Bridge and connect these individuals to much-needed opportunities through Best Buddies’ friendship, job, leadership development, and inclusive living programs!

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MISSION HISTORY

WHO WE SERVE

We are 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). Founded in 1989 by Anthony K Shriver, Best Buddies has grown from one original chapter to nearly 2,900 chapters worldwide, positively impacting the lives of over 1.25 million people with and without IDD Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 states and 54 countries around the world. 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 injury, and other undiagnosed disabilities.

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).

VISION

To put Best Buddies out of business. Best Buddies envisions a world where people with IDD are so successfully integrated into schools, workplaces, and communities that its current efforts and services will be unnecessary. Until that vision becomes a reality, the organization will continue to educate students, community members, corporations, and employers about the emotional, functional, and natural needs and abilities of people with IDD

LA, OC, LB, & IE Friendship Chapters & Jobs Placements

ElementarySchool

Chapters

BarbaraBenson ElementarySchool

JeffersonElementary School

KillybrookeElementary School

PalisadesElementary School

PriskElementary School

MiddleSchoolChapters

GoddardMiddleSchool

LasPalmasMiddle School

MarchMiddleSchool

OxfordPreparatory Academy

PalmMiddleSchool

SuzanneMiddleSchool

HighSchoolChapters

AlexandarHamilton HighSchool

AlisoNiguelHigh School

AltaLomaHighSchool

ArcherSchoolforGirls

ArroyoValleyHigh School

AzusaHighSchool

BeaumontHigh School

BloomingtonHigh School

BreaOlindaHigh School

BrentwoodHigh School

CajonHighSchool

CanyonHighSchool

CapistranoValleyHigh School

CitrusValleyHigh School

ClaremontHigh School

CoronaDelMarHigh School

CresentaValleyHigh School

CypressHighSchool

DanaHillsHighSchool

DavidStarrJordan HighSchool

DiamondBarHigh School

EdgewoodHigh School

EtiwandaHighSchool

FranciscoBravoMedical

MagnetHighSchool

GeffenAcademy

GlenA.WilsonHigh School

GlendaleHighSchool

GlendoraHighSchool

GrandTerraceHigh School

GraniteHillsHighSchool

HarvardWestlakeUpper School

HerbertHooverHigh School

HighlandHighSchool

IndianSpringsHigh School

IrvineHighSchool

JohnF KennedyHigh School

JserraCatholicHigh School

LaCanadaHighSchool

LarchmontHighSchool

LBpolyHighSchool

LoaraHighSchool

LosOsosHighSchool

MalibuHighSchool

MarlboroughHigh School

MissionViejoHigh School

NorteVistaHighSchool

OrangeCountySchool oftheArts

OrangeVistaHigh School

PacificHighSchool

RanchoCucamonga HighSchool

SanClementeHigh School

SanJuanHillsHigh School

SantiagoHighSchool

SonoraHighSchool

SouthHighSchool

TemescalCanyonHigh School

TesoroHighSchool

TheBuckleySchool

TrabucoHillsHigh School

TroyHighSchool

VeniceHighSchool

VillaParkHighSchool

VistaDelLagoHigh School

WalnutHighSchool

WilsonHighSchool

YucaipaHighSchool

CollegeChapters

California University of Science and Medicine

CSUF

CSULB

Pepperdine

UCI

UCLA

UCR

UCSB

USC

JobPlacements

ABM Industries - LA

AMC Marina Pacifica

AMC Norwalk 20

Blink Fitness

Bristol Farms

CAVA

CB Orthodontics

Candified Career Group Companies

City of Los Angeles

Mayor's Office of Economic Opportunity

Conill Advertising

COSM

Crescent Capital

Crypto Arena

Dana Middle School

Dignity Health

Sports Park – Levy

Restaurants

Disneyland Resort

Doggie Daycare and More!

Entertainment

Industry Foundation

Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman

Golf N Stuff

Harbor Regional Center

Holland & Knight

Honeybee Health

Iron Mountain

Jersey Mike’s

JLL @ Amazon

JLL @ Google

Kaiser South Bay Medical Center

Katella Bakery

Kayne Anderson

Capital Advisors, LP

Latham & Watkins

Lionsgate

Los Angeles

Habilitation House

Lowes

McDonald's

MOD Pizza

Nike

Oakmont of Torrance

Office Depot

Planet Fitness

Portview

Preparatory

Propagate Content

Range Media

Partners

Ralph's

Sakura Finetek

USA, Inc.

Santa Margarita

Catholic High School

Sephora

Seyfarth Shaw

Smart & Final Sprouts – Norwalk

Sprouts - San Pedro

Starbucks – Carson

TDS Logistics, LLC

The Merchant

UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory

Medicine

UCLA Housing & Hospitality

Urban Decay (L'Oreal)

Walt Disney

Television

Westside Regional Center

William Morris

Endeavor

Wonderful

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

One-to-One Friendship

JOIN A CHAPTER

Join an existing school chapter! We have clubs at schools with & without special education programs.

START A CHAPTER

Be an inclusion leader by starting a chapter! Receive support from Best Buddies staff every step of the way.

JOIN CITIZENS (18+)

Make a friend while participating in inclusive activities with adults with and without IDD in your local area.

JOIN E-BUDDIES

Integrated Employment

HOST A MOCK INTERVIEW

Conduct a practice interview for a jobseeking participant. We'll provide the interview questions, you ask away!

JOIN A CAREER PANEL

Chat with Best Buddies participants about your job and offer advice on how to enter into your career field.

TEACH A JOB SKILL

Promote workplace readiness by teaching job skills to participants who are seeking competitive employment.

INVOLVE YOUR EMPLOYER

Share the mission by encouraging your employer to participate in Best Buddies events and programs.

Leadership Development

BECOME AN AMBASSADOR

Attend an ambassador training to learn speech writing, public speaking, and advocacy skills.

BE A SPEECH COACH

Attend a training as a speech coach to support an individual on their journey to becoming an ambassador.

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BRING AN AMBASSADOR TO YOUR COMMUNITY

Invite an ambassador to speak about inclusion at your school or workplace!

HOST A TRAINING

Get a group together to level up your leadership. We provide the content, you lead the training!

Events & Advisory Board

JOIN A COMMITTEE

Support the event planning process by joining a committee. Assist with logistics, publicity, sponsorships, and more!

ATTEND THE FRIENDSHIP WALK

TheBestBuddiesFriendshipWalkistheleading walkinthecountrysupportinginclusionforpeople withintellectualanddevelopmentaldisabilities(also knownasIDD).Registertodayat BestBuddiesFriendshipWalk.org!

JOIN A LOCAL ADVISORY BOARD

Advisory board members commit to a two-year term where they utilize their skills and connections to expand our reach at the local level. *There is an application and interview process for this volunteer opportunity