ShareBuddies provides free, online, interactive social skills sessions 3–4 times per week — tailored to each student's communicative ability and designed to promote inclusion, communication, and togetherness.
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, ShareBuddies is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free, online social skills support to students who face social challenges.
We believe every child deserves the opportunity to build meaningful friendships and develop essential social communication skills — regardless of ability or financial situation.
We welcome every student — non-verbal, semi-verbal, and verbal communicators — in a safe, supportive environment.
Our sessions are tailored to each student's communicative ability, building confidence and connection.
We collaborate with mental health experts to deliver evidence-informed, compassionate social skills programming.
Getting started is easy — and completely free. Here's how we bring social skills to your child:
Complete our simple registration form. Tell us about your child's communicative level and learning preferences. No cost — ever.
We match your child with the right session group and send you a schedule of 3–4 sessions per week that fit your family's routine.
Your child joins live, interactive online sessions with social stories, flashcard activities, book reading, and friendship-building exercises.
ShareBuddies groups students by their communicative abilities to ensure every child receives the right level of support.
Designed for students who communicate primarily through gestures, pictures, AAC devices, or other non-verbal methods.
Tailored for students who use some spoken words or phrases and are developing more consistent verbal communication.
For students who communicate verbally and are working on more complex social skills like conversation and friendship building.
Our passionate volunteers and staff are dedicated to helping every child make friends and develop social confidence.
Want to join our team? Learn about volunteering →
Our board brings expertise in education, public service, and mental health to guide ShareBuddies' mission.
ShareBuddies has been a game-changer for our son. He used to struggle to connect with other kids, and now he looks forward to his sessions every week. The facilitators are so patient and caring.
My daughter is non-verbal and we were worried about finding appropriate social support. ShareBuddies' non-verbal program is wonderful — the visual supports are perfect and the staff truly understand her needs.
We can't believe this is free. The quality of sessions is incredible and the team clearly has so much heart. Our son has made real friends through ShareBuddies and that means the world to us.
Join our free weekly sessions. New groups form each semester — register today to secure your spot.
Visual supports, AAC-friendly activities, and peer interaction with caring facilitators.
Supported conversation, social scripts, flashcard vocabulary, and turn-taking practice.
Conversation skills, emotion recognition, peer discussion, book reading, and group games.
