Facilitating Friendships

• How to Facilitate Friendships for Kids (0-13) (webpage)
• How to Facilitate Friendships for Transition Aged Youth (14-22) (webpage)
• How to Facilitate Friendships for Adults (22+) (webpage)
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Promote and Maintain Friendships (pdf)
• Supporting Healthy Friendships Across Ages (pdf)
• Friendships and the IEP (pdf)
• Friendships and the ISP (pdf)
• Family Support: A Lightbulb Moment (video)
• Facilitating Friendship: A Parent’s Story (video)

Person-Centered Planning and Circles of Support

• Two Sisters Canine Playtime: A Story of Person-Centered Planning
• Circles of Support (video)
• Developing Roon’s Circle of Support (video)

Recorded Presentations

• Supporting People with Complex Medical Needs Towards Meaningful Friendships in Their Communities by Linda Surprenant (video)
• Relationships at Work: Creating Connections to Ensure Success (video)
• Dr. Ann Turnbull Keynote- Foundations of Friendship Forum 2026 (video)

Seeing the Possibilities

• Samantha Gibbs: Living a Life of Valued Roles (video)
• Seeing the Possibilities: A Video for Parents and Caregivers (video)
• A Model Friendship: How One Friendship Impacted A Life and A Career (video)

Tools

• Friends: Connecting People with Disabilities and Community Members (pdf) 
  • Friends: Activity Worksheets (pdf)
• The Integrated Friendship Star (pdf)
• Relationship Circle (pdf)
• Shared Interest Planning Tool (pdf)
• Friendship-Making Toolkits
  • Making Friends in the Community (pdf)
  • Making Friends Where You Live (pdf)
  • Making Friends at School (pdf)
  • Making Friends at Work (pdf)

Friendship Matchmaking

• Friendship Matching Programs in Massachusetts
• Matchmaker Make Me a Match: Wisdom from a Friendship Matchmaker (video)
• North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy (website)
• The Ask – Workbook (pdf)

Downloadable Trainings

• Introduction to Friends (ppoint)
• Training for Parents: Supporting Friendship (ppoint)
  • Handouts (doc)