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Featured Profiles<\/h2>\n

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Trinity Hogben and Megan Phelps<\/h3>\n

Friendship program participants<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#5a3f98″ thickness=”8″ up=”8″ down=”8″][vc_column_text]\u201cWhere do I even begin? Best Buddies has opened so many doors for me \u2013 but most importantly, it has shown me the road to inclusion and friendship. I have met my lifelong best friend, Megan.<\/p>\n

In seventh grade during gym class, I noticed a girl about my height with long dirty blonde hair that always seemed to be off on her own. That day, I decided to go over and talk to her. This girl was not ordinary, she was extraordinary. She was shy and quiet at first but once I got to know her, she was a bundle of energy, light and positivity.<\/p>\n

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Jack Mayor<\/h3>\n

Leadership Development program – Ambassadors<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#5a3f98″ thickness=”8″ up=”8″ down=”8″][vc_column_text]\u201cHello everyone! My name is Jack Mayor. I\u2019m 17 and a soon-to-be senior at Neuqua Valley High School in Illinois. I became an Ambassador for Best Buddies last year and I am loving every single second of it and I will tell you why. Before I share my story about Best Buddies with you, I want to share some things about myself. One in 68 kids are diagnosed with autism and it affects one in 42 boys. I am one of those 42 boys. I was diagnosed with autism at the age of six. Life with autism is a daily struggle.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Joyce<\/h3>\n

Jobs program – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#5a3f98″ thickness=”8″ up=”8″ down=”8″][vc_column_text]It took Kevin a while to find a job that was the right fit. As he tells it, he spent years \u201cworking with other job agencies in efforts to find a good job, which came with a lot of frustration and [few] results.\u201d Kevin experienced firsthand what we already know: that many of the jobs in today\u2019s workforce are either inaccessible to, or limiting for, individuals with disabilities. He needed a workplace that would not only set clear expectations for him, but also help him find opportunities for growth. Kevin found that in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).<\/p>\n

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