Find a Friend Who Loves What You Love
Sponsored by Encore Renewable Energy
Sometimes we have to discover people we can effortlessly show up with, just as we are — before we can discover our true selves. Meaningful, authentic connection is essential for everyone’s health.
Connect in whatever way works for you. Gaming together. Grabbing a Zoom. Sending each other memes. Listen to music. Craft or make art. There’s no one “right” way to socialize.
This is a virtual connection-making program, open to all kids & teens age 4-17. Participants can live anywhere! Vermont residents have the option to request a local match.
We’ll match you up with the person or people who share your interests. It’s like finding a pen pal — except you have tons of choices of how to interact, the “ground rules” are understood, and they’ve been pre-screened to be someone who loves what you love!
Let neurodivergent kids know they’re not alone.
Your support for Kid Connections and our other free community programs can continue to transform what belonging can look like.
Now through 12/31, every gift is matched dollar for dollar.
How it works
1. Participants or their caregivers complete an application
2. All Brains Belong staff makes matches 4 times per year (March, June, September, December), introducing participants’ caregivers to one another. Caregivers then make direct contact and arrange their own meetings or connections.
3. If at any time a participants’ interests change or the match is not a good fit, you can submit a new form to re-enter the next round of match-making
Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions.
Here’s what kids and teens are saying
“It’s been really great! We send each other a lot of memes and TikTok’s. We listen to similar music, too, so that’s really cool! She’s really great and I think it’s a super good match. I’m glad we found each other.”
“She sends me a lot of photos of her drawings and I show her the crochet projects I’ve been doing! You find out the other person’s interests when you get matched so…it’s a lot easier to get to know them!”
“Playing Minecraft with my friend is fun. I get excited when I play with them. I’m glad I made a friend.”
“It’s so fun to find a friend who likes what I like. We have a lot in common.”
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