Best Buddies Washington

Best Buddies Washington Friendship, Jobs, Leadership Development, and Inclusive Living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Washington State.

Founded in 1989 by Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies is a vibrant, international organization that has grown from one original chapter to almost 1,700 middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Best Buddies programs engage participants in each of the 50 United States, and in 50 countries around the world. Best Buddies’ eight formal programs — Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges,

Citizens, e-Buddies®, Jobs, Ambassadors, and Promoters — positively impact nearly 800,000 individuals with and without disabilities worldwide. Best Buddies volunteers annually contribute, at no cost to their communities, support services that equate to more than $168 million USD. As a result of their involvement with Best Buddies, people with IDD secure rewarding jobs, live on their own, become inspirational leaders, and make lifelong friendships. Although Best Buddies has advanced tremendously in its short existence, many areas of the country and many regions of the world still lack programs to help people with IDD become part of mainstream society. With that in mind, Best Buddies is systematically implementing its 2020 Initiative, which will witness the organization’s continued significant growth, both domestically and overseas.

We had a magical time with The Painted Palace during our Friendship Walk! Thanks for the face painting and character fun...
06/16/2026

We had a magical time with The Painted Palace during our Friendship Walk!

Thanks for the face painting and character fun! 💖

Congratulations to JLL on securing the Top Corporate Team spot for another year in a row! 🎉👏Together, your incredible te...
05/28/2026

Congratulations to JLL on securing the Top Corporate Team spot for another year in a row! 🎉👏

Together, your incredible team raised more than $9,300 for Best Buddies WA, helping us continue building a more inclusive world for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

We are so grateful for your organization’s continued support of our mission of Inclusion. Thank you for showing up, giving back, and making a lasting impact year after year!

A huge THANK YOU to the incredible titleholders from the Miss Washington Organization for showing up, volunteering, and ...
05/27/2026

A huge THANK YOU to the incredible titleholders from the Miss Washington Organization for showing up, volunteering, and helping make our Best Buddies Friendship Walk such a success! 💜✨
Thank you to Miss Emerald City, Dalma Ashby, for your beautiful performance of the National Anthem and helping us kick off the day in such a meaningful way. 🇺🇸🎶
Thank you to Miss Cherry Blossom, Kirsten, for enthusiastically selling raffle tickets and spreading excitement throughout the event! 🎟️💫
Shoutout to Miss Pacific Coast Teen, Miss Pacific Coast, Miss Seattle Teen, and Miss Thurston County for bringing so much energy and fun while helping run our Human Slot Machine game! 🎰🎉
And thank you to Miss Lewis County Teen for attending and supporting inclusion and friendship in our community. 💜
We are so grateful for your time, kindness, and dedication to making a difference. Your support helped create a day full of inclusion, friendship, and celebration for everyone involved!

Congratulations North Creek Jaguars for being the Top School Fundraising Team for our 2026 Friendship Walk!Your chapter ...
05/23/2026

Congratulations North Creek Jaguars for being the Top School Fundraising Team for our 2026 Friendship Walk!

Your chapter raised $2,255 in support of Best Buddies WA and won for the second year in a row! 💜

Happy ‼️Life is always better with
05/22/2026

Happy ‼️

Life is always better with

Who Let the Dogs Out?Loved seeing everyone who participated in our Pet Parade!
05/21/2026

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Loved seeing everyone who participated in our Pet Parade!

We raised over $80,000 for Best Buddies WA programs during our Friendship Walk this past Saturday‼️Thank you all who hav...
05/21/2026

We raised over $80,000 for Best Buddies WA programs during our Friendship Walk this past Saturday‼️

Thank you all who have donated and attended our walk at the Seattle Center! Your continued support makes it possible for our Friendship, Jobs, and Leadership programs to continue to support our mission of inclusion in Washington State. 🩵

Thank you to our amazing volunteers, vendors, program participants, and sponsors. You helped make our walk truly magical! ⭐️

If you have any videos or photos to share, send them our way. 📸

Stay tuned for more photos coming soon!

💼Shoutout to our Jobs participant Austin for co-leading an engaging in-person leadership workshop! 👏Alongside Jody Sei...
05/20/2026

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Shoutout to our Jobs participant Austin for co-leading an engaging in-person leadership workshop! 👏

Alongside Jody Seibel, Austin helped guide Culture & Employee Experience Ambassadors in exploring different leadership styles and how they shape inclusive workplaces at JLL.

We’re proud to have both Austin and Jody serving as Advisory Board Members for Best Buddies Washington—your leadership is making a real impact! 💙

You never know who you’ll run into at the Friendship Walk… that even includes princesses! Make sure to tag in your phot...
05/16/2026

You never know who you’ll run into at the Friendship Walk… that even includes princesses!

Make sure to tag in your photos and videos from the Friendship Walk!

We’ll be bouncing with joy tomorrow… literally Excited to see everyone and celebrate inclusion!
05/16/2026

We’ll be bouncing with joy tomorrow… literally

Excited to see everyone and celebrate inclusion!

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