Words: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead A domed tree with three butterflies flying around it.

We Don’t Have the Answer (Yet!), But You Just Might

We’ll cut to the chase: funding for educational and support programs and services for disabled adults has not been easy to come by, despite great effort. Our nonprofit has been financially impacted since the onset of the pandemic, but we made it work by being agile and quickly adapting to COVID-19, while serving our beloved (more…)

Meet Our Community!

We’d love to have you meet (and join!) our community! 💚 Check out the video attached below!  Thank you for sharing your superhero care and support for brain injury survivors, their caregivers and their families. You’re the BEST! (Note: there is background music in this short video. Please adjust your volume as needed). BEST loves (more…)

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The Support is Still Here: Kathi’s Story

Kathi Sturgeon knows one thing for sure: support is still here. The home care professional, nonprofit board director, sports enthusiast and brain injury survivor, recently reflected on how COVID-19 has impacted her. The quick conclusion: it hasn’t been easy. Kathi explains. “One of the challenges has been keeping up with the seemingly constant changes,” shares (more…)

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Batman Says: It’s never too late to be a superhero

Batman says: It’s never too late to be a superhero.  He’s right!  Join BEST as a member or share your monetary gift anytime before the end of the 2021 to help us with our programs, services, and educational opportunities for the brain injury community and their families for 2022.  Click here to support BEST! Prefer (more…)

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Batman Says: What We Do Defines Us

Batman says: It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.  Today, on this Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesday), the international day of giving back to causes and organizations that you care about, it’s a great time to reflect on what we do and how it defines us.  Earlier this fall, the Brain (more…)

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Batman Says: You Mean Something

Batman’s right.  You only have your thoughts and dreams ahead of you. You are someone. You mean something.  Batman’s words are at the heart of what the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) does. As the BEST community, created by, and for, brain injury survivors and their families, we believe that we all mean something. That (more…)