Our mission is to create unique friendships that will last a lifetime.
Our goal is to end the social isolation of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We strive to create friendships that partner people with and without disabilities. Every year, we connect different people with buddies of the same or similar age. We hope they will harvest new friendships through this program. We love to watch friendships formulate and grow in the Best Buddies program, and we hope they continue to grow outside of it. Many of the bonds last for lifetimes! Coonley's Best Buddies program meets up for a monthly social so people get time to strengthen their friendship with their buddy. Our buddies also meet together every Tuesday to spend lunch and recess together. This helps their friendship grow deeper. We really hope that our schools' Best Buddies program will have an impact on students and help them create friendships that will last a lifetime.