LEISURE ACTIVITES

RESOURCES RELATED TO COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION/RECREATION/LEISURE OPTIONS

BEST BUDDIES

SERVICES

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 (IDD).

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 three 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.

FEE FOR SERVICES

The program is free, but certain activities may have a price.

INTAKE PROCEDURE

In order to apply for membership, there is an online application at this address -

ELIGIBILITY

People who want to join Best Buddies must have a Best Buddies chapter affiliated with their school or community.

EASTER SEALS

SERVICES

Easter Seals has a variety of services that help both people with disabilities and their families. Their services are person specific, and programed to meet their specific needs. Below are links to services that can provide even more information. As you can see, there are many different options and services provided. Below is the primary person to contact along with a phone number to answer any questions.

Autism Services
Children's Services
Adult Services
Senior Services
Military & Veterans Services
Employment & Training
Medical Rehabilitation
Camping & Recreation
Brain Health

FEE FOR SERVICES

Fees depend on the service needed, but generally require a registration fee.

INTAKE PROCEDURE

Contact Easter Seals so that they can give you the best option for approaching employment.

ELIGIBILITY

Easter Seals provides services for both children and adults with mental and physical disabilities, along with special needs from any cause regardless of the time of diagnoses.

Specifically for Easter Seals employment services, people have create employment goals and know where they would like to work should access employment services. Then, the staff at Easter Seals would determine the type of services that the consumer needs.