Best Buddies beats bullying with friendship, inclusion & is looking to expand locally
Program expands to Southside schools
By: Blaine Stewart
and last updated 2021-05-05 17:59:36-04
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - A school club that takes action against bullying is moving into South Hampton Roads.
Best Buddies International is the world s largest organization dedicated to ending the isolation of the 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It works by creating one to one friendship, living and job opportunities for them.
The chapter at William and Mary in Williamsburg just won the college chapter of the year award. Now, students at Hickory Middle and High Schools in Chesapeake have started a chapter of their own, the first on the Southside.