MelaniE
Between Friends [was] my first opportunity working with people with disabilities, first as a Summer Team Leader from Youth Central, and then staff of Between Friends in consequent years. It gave me a safe and welcoming environment to learn how to engage people with disabilities, recognizing and celebrating their strengths, and supporting them to achieve their potential. I would not have considered working with people with disabilities without Between Friends, and now I hope that I will be able to work with people with disabilities, especially youth, after graduation. Also, it gave me a community of friends. I can come to the summer program and be greeted by participants and staff as if we were one big family. I am still friends with the groups of staff I worked with and would not have met otherwise if not for Between Friends
