Our Mission

To establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Our Vision

To put Best Buddies out of business.

Our Goals

Best Buddies created the 2020 Initiative in 2011, with the goal of opening offices in all 50 states, expanding into 100 countries, and impacting 3 million people with and without IDD worldwide by the end of 2020.

The initiative also includes plans to train 4,000 Buddy Ambassadors, develop 1,000 jobs for people with IDD around the world, and increase the number of school-based chapters to 2,500.

As a result of these ambitious expansion efforts, Best Buddies hopes to become a household name by the end of 2020.

The information above can be found on the official website of Best Buddies California. For more details about the organization and to find out how you can volunteer, please visit their website: http://www.bestbuddiescalifornia.org