Forever
Friends
CLUB
Faith
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Friendship
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Fellowship
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FUN!
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Faith ✶ Friendship ✶ Fellowship ✶ FUN! ✶
Our approach
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Fun
We want every child to have a fun, carefree experience at our Forever Friends meetings. Each meeting is tailored to have a fun activity ranging from wacky science experiments to a scavenger hunt race to arts and crafts.
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Fellowship
We foster fellowship through small group activities within each grade and larger events that bring the entire group together. All children share a common bond as schoolmates, united by friendship regardless of ability level.
Faith
We start each meeting talking about a saint or person who lived a virtuous life while having a disability. We particularly focus on those whose disability impacted their academic abilities.
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Friendship
At the core of the Forever Friends Club is forging authentic friendships between children with and without disabilities so they can appreciate and value each other in a low stress fun environment. We regularly play games to help the kids get to know each other in a fun way.
What’s Needed to Run Forever Friends
To successfully run the Forever Friends program at your school, the following elements are essential:
Adult Supervision
A parent volunteer or school administrator is required to supervise each meeting and provide general support.
High School Student Leaders
A minimum of two high school students serve as mentors and lead each monthly session (approximately 75 minutes).
Student leaders are responsible for facilitating activities, encouraging inclusive participation, and modeling friendship.
Participating Students
Children with disabilities or learning differences, identified by the school’s special education or resource teacher.
Same-age peers: Ideally, 1–3 peer buddies are matched with each participating student to promote meaningful, inclusive friendships.
Program Materials
Lesson plans and activity guides are provided to support student leaders and ensure consistency across sessions.
Suggested Donation
A voluntary parent donation of $25–$40 per child per year is recommended to help cover the cost of snacks and supplies.
Our Mission
To facilitate authentic friendship
Between children with and wihout disabilities
Through Faith, Fellowship, and FUN!
Disability Awareness Week
Purpose
The primary purpose of Disability Awareness Week in schools is to promote understanding, empathy, and inclusion for students with disabilities. It aims to raise awareness about disability issues, celebrate diversity, and encourage a supportive environment for all students.
Our Partner Schools
Pilot school
St. Mary Littleton Est. 2023
LEAD: Caroline Langston
Assisted by Valor High School and Heritage High School students
New for 2025!
Coming soon!
Est. 2025
New for 2025!
Coming soon!
Est. 2025
What our students say
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It’s just me with my friends!
Izzy, student in Forever Friends Club who has a neuro-typical twin
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Why do you like Forever Friends?
Because Anna is there!
Paloma, student in Forever Friends Club
Let’s chat!
Calling all High School students, parents, and administrators.
Do you want to bring Forever Friends to your school?
I offer a FREE complete plan through my Forever Friends google drive.
Be the SPARK to make a lasting impact in a child’s life!
About Me
Caroline Langston Valor High School Class of 2026
Since 2021, I have been a regular volunteer with the FIRE Foundation of Denver, drawn to their mission of supporting children with special needs in attending school alongside their siblings. This cause is deeply personal to me, as my 7-year-old sister, Anna, who has Down syndrome, is the first student with a significant disability to be enrolled at the grade school I once attended. I realized that although Anna is a student at the school, she—and many others with visible or invisible disabilities—may not be fully included in the school community.
Everyone deserves to be valued and befriended for their unique perspectives and personality. Forever Friends serves as the channel through which many kids can create friendships that they otherwise might not have. Friendships and social relationships are an essential component of all children’s lives. However, children with disabilities are commonly excluded from the social environment of their schools (Transitions USA). A critical factor in supporting true inclusion is that fellow classmates see the student with the disability and the student sees themself as a valuable member of the class (NDSS). I’ve noticed that many students with special needs lack true friendships. Conversely, typical students often lack exposure and understanding toward students with disabilities.
My experience with my sister Anna helped me understand that children with disabilities can benefit greatly from having a designated space to form connections. I decided to create a club that would intentionally connect students with disabilities to peers in their same classes through a variety of social activities like crafts, snacks, science experiments, and games.
