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Join us for our next Buddy Training, Wednesday, April 18, at 7:00 pm. This training is for anyone who is interested in becoming a Buddy at our once-a-month Buddy Break or buddying up with a VIP on a Sunday for families to attend church together.

What is Buddy Break?
Buddy Break is a free kids/respite program where kids with special needs (VIP kids) make new friends, play fun games, enjoy crafts, therapy dogs, stories, music, activities and more! Siblings have fun too! Meanwhile, their caregivers get a break from their ongoing care-giving responsibilities for three hours one Saturday morning a month.

Why is there a need for Buddy Break?
The weight and stress of finding proper doctors, teachers, and financial resources for a VIP child's care can be overwhelming. Those responsibilities, along with the never-ending demands of daily care-giving and life in general, leave little opportunity for caregivers to take time for themselves, run errands, or spend time with a spouse or other children'things desperately needed to survive. Buddy Break provides a safe place for VIPs and their siblings to have fun and establish meaningful friendships with other kids and adults while their caregivers get a break.

For more information on becoming a Buddy at Buddy Break, a Sunday Buddy, or to reserve your spot at our Buddy 101 Training, please call 407-644-1199, ext. 279 or email buddybreak@calvaryorlando.org.