Buddy Up for Life serves to enable and empower people with Down syndrome to live healthy, connected, and independent lives through industry leading adaptive programs.
High-energy fitness and tennis program that builds coordination, confidence, and community through fun drills, match play, and team exercises.
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout program that builds strength, endurance, and confidence through full-body movement.
Fast-paced, skill-building program where Athletes learn strokes, strategy, and teamwork through guided drills and friendly match play.
Dynamic kickboxing-inspired workout that boosts cardiovascular health, core strength, and coordination through high-energy movement.
Music-driven dance workout led by a licensed Zumba® instructor that inspires self-expression and improves rhythm and balance.
Workout that blends strength and mindfulness, focusing on posture, balance, and body awareness from the inside out.
Interactive, discussion-based program that builds self-advocacy, conversation skills, and confidence through peer connection and real-world practice.
Classes are led by a licensed Speech-Language-Pathologist.
Hands-on culinary program that teaches cooking techniques, nutrition, and kitchen safety through guided recipes and meal prep.
Classes are co-led by a trained chef and special educator.
Practical money management program that builds financial awareness through budgeting, spending, saving, and decision making.
Classes are co-led by a subject matter expert from Fifth-Third Bank and a special educator.
iPad-based program that builds confidence using everyday technology and digital tools that support independence.
Classes are co-led by a subject matter expert and special educator.
Real-world safety program that teaches first-aid, decision making, and personal responsibility through hands-on instruction and simulations.
Classes are co-led by a nurse and special educator.
Independent living preparation program designed to build retention of previously learned skills delivered in an apartment-style learning lab.
Foundational cooking, finance, and technology program for those who benefit from higher levels of verbal and literacy support.
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Support Buddy Up Athletes all October long through our "Powered by MORE" fundrasier! 💙
Help us reach our goal of $21,000, going directly toward our industry leading adaptive programs serving more than 1,300 Athletes with Down syndrome nationwide! 🌟
Donate directly to your local chapter through the link in bio. 🔗 Want to start a chapter near you? Email us! ✉️ Info@BUforLife.org
#BuddyUpforLife #ExpectMore #DownSyndrome #GivingBack #PoweredbyMore
It`s World Teachers` Day! ✨
Buddy Up Instructors know that teaching is about more than what happens during class. It’s about building confidence that carries over, skills that stick, and independence that grows. 🫶
MORE than a lesson. MORE than a skill. MORE than a classroom.
Today, we’re celebrating the educators who keep raising the bar and reminding our Students to #ExpectMore 💙
#WorldTeachersDay #PoweredByMORE #Downsyndrome #BuddyUpForLife
Buddy Up Pickleball has officially launched in Naperville, IL! 🏓
Athletes and Buddies from Naperville/North Aurora brought the energy to their first clinic! We`re so excited to watch them grow their skills, make new friends, and have a blast on the courts this session. ✨
Learn how you can participate, donate, or volunteer at the link in bio! 🔗
#BuddyUpforLife #ExpectMore #Pickleball #Downsyndrome #AdaptiveSports
All October long, we`ll be sharing how Buddy Up for Life is Powered by MORE:
⚡️ More Friendship
⚡️ More Confidence
⚡️ More Community
⚡️ More Independence
⚡️ More Opportunity
This month, you can help make MORE possible by donating to our Giving Day fundraiser. Your support helps provide access to sports, life skills, and enrichment programs for people with Down syndrome across our Buddy Up community. 💙
Visit the link in bio to learn more and support your local chapter! 🔗
#ExpectMore #PoweredbyMore #BuddyUpforLife #GivingDay #Downsyndrome
Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month! 💫
This October, we`re celebrating our incredible community with a fundraiser leading up to Buddy Up Giving Day on 10/21. 💙
Donate to support your local Buddy Up chapter and help us create MORE opportunities for people with Down syndrome to thrive through sport, life skills, and other enrichment programs.
Together, we’re working toward our $21,000 national fundraising goal. Visit the link in bio to give today and make a difference in the lives of our Athletes! 💛
#ExpectMore #PoweredbyMore #BuddyUpforLife #Downsyndrome #GivingDay
Buddy Up Tennis is now serving Springfield, MA! 🎾
We’re thrilled to expand the Buddy Up Tennis experience and create more opportunities for Athletes with Down syndrome to play, connect, and thrive.
A huge thank you to Springfield College (@springfieldcollege) for welcoming us to campus, and to Springfield Women’s Lacrosse (@springfield_wlax) and President Cooper for joining us to celebrate this exciting new chapter! 🌟
Want to get involved? Learn how you can participate, donate, or volunteer at the link in bio! 🔗
#BuddyUpforLife #BuddyUpTennis #ExpectMore #SpringfieldMass #AdaptiveTennis
We are so grateful to the Nashville Predators Foundation (@predsfoundation) for supporting Buddy Up for Life programs in Nashville, TN! 💛
Through its “Hearts of Gold” Staff Spotlight, the Foundation honors one Preds employee each month for going above and beyond through volunteer service. As the August 2026 honoree, Logan VanSickle chose Buddy Up for Life to receive a $500 donation in support of our Nashville programs. 💫
Thank you, Logan and the Nashville Predators Foundation, for investing in our community and helping us create more opportunities for Athletes with Down syndrome to learn, grow and belong! 💙
#ExpectMore #CommunityImpact #Nonprofit #GivingBack #CharitableGiving
Through every class, challenge, and opportunity, our Students and Athletes continue to learn new skills, build confidence, and accomplish incredible things. #MondayMotivation
