Established in 2007, the Friendship Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide socially integrated programs to empower individuals with disabilities to build friendships, independence, and community. What started out with 8 youth participants and 22 teen volunteers meeting monthly in Manhattan Beach, has grown into 60 monthly programs and over 80 school clubs across the South Bay and beyond. Today, the Foundation offers year round social and recreational programs five days a week, serving over 5,000 participants and volunteers annually. For the past nineteen years, the Friendship Foundation has championed the belief that inclusive environments foster mutual benefits for individuals with disabilities and the volunteers who provide collaboration and support. The success and growing demand from the Foundation’s existing programs have expanded the vision to include an innovative campus centered around transforming lives, the workforce, and society.