Buddies, Bridges and Brains, Inc.

91 Bowerman Road
Farmington, NY 14425
ph: 585-329-4172

About Us

  Buddies, Bridges and Brains began as a grassroots effort to find out why the standardized test results were consistently good in our middle class suburban community, and consistently bad in the city schools just 25 minutes from us.  The nearest city to us is Rochester, NY which has the 11th highest rate of childhood poverty in the nation.  It didn't take long to see that poverty has a direct impact on the quality of education a child receives.  Every program that benefits schools is more difficult to access if most of the families in a school are very low income.  It also didn't take long to realize that we need eachother, and that by developing relationships across geographic boundaries we all benefit.  The impact of these relationships has been consistently exciting, and we envision a day when all students have the same opportunities for basic enrichment experiences and access to school supplies, books and technology.

 Buddies, Bridges and Brains founder Karen Guidarelli is currently working with the Rochester Education Foundation (www.rochestereducation.org)

under a grant from the Rochester Community Foundation to replicate the "Buddies" model.

Buddies, Bridges and Brains has co-executive directors Dawn Rockefeller and Nerina Bellinger.  There are approximately 200 volunteers involved in the organization in various capacities.  Please feel free to contact any of us for any further information. (See contact page)

91 Bowerman Road
Farmington, NY 14425
ph: 585-329-4172