Ways To Get Involved
Join our mission at Sammy's Buddy Program to normalize difference and build lasting communities between students with and without disabilities. As a 501(c)(3) public charity impacting over 37,000 students across dozens of schools in Colorado and Utah, we rely on the passion of our volunteers, educators, and donors to foster environments where everyone belongs.
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Assist with facilitating our local Kindness Campaigns, supporting Leadership Academies, or helping at community outreach events.
Ideal for community members, college students, and parents.
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Middle and high school students can actively watch for acts of kindness to nominate their peers or step up as inclusive leaders in their local Buddy Program.
Ideal for current students in participating Colorado and Utah schools.
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Share your professional skills in web design, marketing, fundraising strategy, or technology systems to help build our organizational capacity and improve our donor experience.
Ideal for professionals and corporate skills-based volunteer teams.
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Bring the Program to Your School
Educators, administrators, and parent-teacher associations are the backbone of our expansion. By bringing Sammy's Buddy Program to your campus, you can actively transform your school’s culture and create authentic learning experiences for all abilities.
Buddy Activities: Help us facilitate weekly or monthly skills-based sessions that pair students with disabilities with peer partners to promote personal growth, friendship, and shared experiences.
Kindness Campaigns: Launch a school-wide initiative that engages students in lessons, activities, and peer recognition (such as recess kindness nominations) to build a culture of safety, encouragement, and compassion.
Student Leadership Academies: Empower your students by integrating our leadership activities and service opportunities, teaching them to become active advocates for inclusive change in their communities.
Inclusion Libraries: Request or sponsor an Inclusion Library for your classroom, providing curated literature that promotes disability representation and helps students step inside the minds of diverse characters to build empathy.
Support Our Mission Financially
Because Sammy's Buddy Program is a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, all donations are fully tax-deductible. Your financial contributions directly fund the supplies, books, and operational resources necessary to connect students and build lifelong empathy.
Every dollar directly expands our reach to new schools and provides essential activity supplies and Inclusion Libraries for students.
Partner with us to fund local Kindness Campaigns, sponsor entire school districts, and double your impact with corporate match gifts.
We gratefully accept professional services, technology, and inclusive literature to equip our participating classrooms and programs.