Start A New Program
The school district agrees to secure financial and community support needed for the program’s effectiveness. Support may come from many sources, including donations from individuals and corporations, funds allocated by the local school board, and grants from community and national foundations. Best Friends programs may be supported by funding for character education, drug prevention, AIDS prevention, and public health grants awarded by state and local governments.
Application Procedure Steps
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Identify a seminar coordinator (principal, guidance or teacher).
Best Friends presents seminars to 200 to 500 students at a time. The goal is to have an impact on the school culture. Best Friends recommends an entire grade or grades come together in an auditorium or gymnasium.
02
Request application information from the Best Friends Foundation.
The foundation accepts applications to begin Best Friends programs from schools superintendents, principals, teachers and guidance counselors.
info@bestfriendsfoundation.org
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Secure funding to support the program.
The school district or private school is responsible for securing financial support to operate their Best Friends program. Support may come from many sources: donations from individuals, funds allocated by the local school boards and municipal alliances, grants from private foundations and corporations and State health, education and drug prevention grants. Permission must be received from the Best Friends Foundation before a Best Friends program may be supported by Federal funds. The Foundation has some funds available for seminars at no cost.
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Apply to the Best Friends Foundation for a "Kindness is Cooler" seminar for fifth through eighth grade, or "Stop the Silence Prevent the Violence" for ninth to twelfth grade.
Please contact the foundation for more information about how and when to apply as a new Best Friends Program.
Please contact the foundation for more information about how and when to apply as a new Best Friends Program.
Best Friends programs may operate in public, private, and religious schools. To obtain additional information on the Best Friends and Diamond Girl Leadership programs, contact the Foundation at:
Best Friends Foundation
5335 Wisconsin Ave NW #440 Washington, DC 20015
Phone: 202.394.4501
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