Friendship Foundation
Friendship Foundation's mission is to transform the lives of people with special needs, their families, volunteers, and eventually society. We support families who have children with special needs with the belief that every person is precious and capable of love, connection, and friendship.
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CREATE ·2022 Grants Challenge·🎉 2022 Snap Foundation WinnerThe Friendship Campus Creative Center for Youth with Special Needs
The new 55,000-sq-ft. Friendship Campus with over 3.25 acres of usable program space is a one-of-a-kind project designed to be a safe and inspirational place that elevates the lives of those with special needs and helps them integrate with the greater community. The Creative Center of the Friendship Campus will promote career opportunities in digital media, visual arts, craftwork, and music. The campus will focus on vocational training and job placement to build careers for young adults with disabilities in an inclusive environment.
LEARN ·2021 Grants ChallengeBuilding a Community for ALL Children
Friendship Foundation offers online and in-person programs for children with special needs in 40 schools throughout South Bay. Children with special needs build friendships with their student volunteers as they socialize, play games, and attend events as a group—a first-time experience for many children with special needs.
CONNECT ·2020 Grants ChallengeFriendship Clubs: Building Community for ALL Children
Friendship Clubs are school-sanctioned clubs located in 40 high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools throughout the South Bay, where children with special needs are paired with their peers in general education once or twice each week to eat lunch, socialize, play games, and attend school events as a group--an event full of fun, peer interaction.