Social skills groups · Culver City
Best Buddies California
Pairs people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities in one-to-one friendships, with social mentoring, for teens and young people in California.
- Ages
- Ages 11+
- Price
- Ask the provider
- Where
- 5711 West Slauson Avenue, Culver City
One-to-one friendship program
A friendship program that builds one-to-one friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), offering social mentoring and aiming to improve quality of life and inclusion. Best Buddies describes it as helping break through social barriers during an important stage of a young person's social and emotional development. It serves people with IDD, including Down syndrome, autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome and other undiagnosed disabilities. Families can join a program or volunteer through a form on the California site, and someone from the local area reaches out. Established Best Buddies chapters at schools, universities and community (Citizens) chapters are also open to join by membership application. The California office also runs leadership development, integrated employment and inclusive living programs, plus family support and resources.
- One-to-one friendship matching, Social mentoring, Leadership development and Family support
- Where care happens: At the child’s school or daycare
About Best Buddies California
The California office of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) volunteer movement for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). In California it runs one-to-one friendship, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living and family support programs for people with and without IDD. The California office is in Culver City.
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Where and how to reach them
5711 West Slauson Avenue, Suite 170Culver City, CA 90230
Details from bestbuddies.org, checked October 12, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with Best Buddies California before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.
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