Best Buddies needs volunteers for Franklin County friendship matches

Posted on August 29, 2025August 29, 2025 by FCBDD Communications

Two men who are friends through a Best Buddies program

Best Buddies Citizens, a program that fosters friendships between adults with and without developmental disabilities, is seeking volunteers without disabilities to connect with Franklin County residents in need of a match. “We have a lot of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are in our pipeline waiting for a one-to-one friendship,” said Shannon Wilson, …

Best Buddies Citizens seeking Franklin County friendship matches

Posted on September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 by FCBDD Communications

Two young women standing on front steps of a museum in front of a Best Buddies sign

Would you like get involved in the community and help make central Ohio more inclusive? Best Buddies is accepting applications for Best Buddies Citizens in Franklin County, a program that pairs an adult with an intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in a one-to-one friendship with an adult without IDD from their local community. The Franklin …