Best Buddies Leadership Development programs educate and empower people with and without IDD to become leaders, public speakers and advocates. Best Buddies passionately believes that its program participants can lead the effort within their community and beyond to build a more inclusive world for people with IDD. Leadership Ambassadors offers people with and without IDD the opportunity to gain the public speaking skills, self-esteem and confidence needed to successfully advocate for themselves, their peers and Best Buddies in communities, workplaces and government. Leadership Promoters empowers youth to become advocates for people with IDD and help open new Best Buddies chapters and programs by organizing special events that promote awareness to the disability rights movement.

Through curriculum-based youth development services, young people learn to meet their basic personal and social needs and to build competencies which are necessary for a successful adolescent and adult life. Services focus on stressing the youth’s competencies, strengths, and developmental needs while working on problems and weaknesses.

Through curriculum-based youth development services, young people learn to meet their basic personal and social needs and to build competencies which are necessary for a successful adolescent and adult life. Services focus on stressing the youth’s competencies, strengths, and developmental needs while working on problems and weaknesses.

Through curriculum-based youth development services, young people learn to meet their basic personal and social needs and to build competencies which are necessary for a successful adolescent and adult life. Services focus on stressing the youth’s competencies, strengths, and developmental needs while working on problems and weaknesses.

Young Voices empowers youth to achieve, succeed, and become confident civic leaders in their communities.

College Leadership Rhode Island (CLRI) is a career readiness program that inspires, educates, and engages a diverse group of student leaders. Founded in 2004, CLRI is a tuition-free, semester-long program (4 full-day sessions) that explores careers in the nonprofit, public and private sectors through experiential learning and direct access to community and industry leaders. The Core Program is a not a starting point, but rather a process for leaders to refine and enhance their commitment to Rhode Island throughout their lives

A nonprofit organization dedicated to providing teacher training and establishing library/resource centers in less developed regions of the world. Sponsors workshops and provides a sustainable supply of educational materials for those centers. Projects are designed to empower communities and individuals by enhancing their access to educational resources. Also facilitates the training necessary to ensure self-sufficiency and to instill a sense of ownership.

Through curriculum-based youth development services, young people learn to meet their basic personal and social needs and to build competencies which are necessary for a successful adolescent and adult life. Services focus on stressing the youth’s competencies, strengths, and developmental needs while working on problems and weaknesses.