The purpose of Bailey's Buddy benches are to promote kindness and inclusion among students. When a student feels alone and would like to be part of a group, they go and sit on the bench.  When students see someone on the bench they go over and invite them to play with the group.  It creates a safe place for kids to go, knowing they will be seen and included.

We installed two benches on the playgrounds at Bailey's alma mater, Somers Elementary School.  We look forward to installing more buddy benches in the future.

If you would like more information or would like your school to be considered, please email [email protected] and note "buddy bench" in the subject.