Axes Gives Back: Supporting Best Buddies Missouri

Creating Opportunities for Friendship, Inclusion, and Belonging

At Axes Physical Therapy, improving lives extends far beyond rehabilitation. Through the Axes Physical Therapy Foundation, we are proud to support organizations that strengthen our communities and create opportunities for people of all abilities to thrive.

As part of our Axes Gives Back initiative, we are honored to support Best Buddies Missouri, an organization dedicated to building meaningful friendships, expanding opportunities, and promoting inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) throughout Missouri.

About Best Buddies Missouri

Best Buddies Missouri is the Missouri chapter of Best Buddies International, a nonprofit organization committed to creating a more inclusive world for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Across Missouri, the organization offers programs centered on one-to-one friendships, leadership development, integrated employment, inclusive living, and family support.

From elementary schools and college campuses to workplaces and local communities, Best Buddies Missouri helps individuals with and without IDD build genuine relationships while fostering confidence, independence, and a greater sense of belonging. Their programs empower participants to become leaders, advocates, coworkers, and lifelong friends.

Why This Cause Matters

At Axes Physical Therapy, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live an active, fulfilling life while feeling connected to their community. Inclusion is about more than accessibility. It’s about creating environments where every person feels valued, supported, and empowered.

The mission of Best Buddies Missouri reflects these values by breaking down social barriers and creating opportunities for meaningful connections. Through friendship, leadership, employment, and family support programs, the organization helps individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities gain confidence, develop important life skills, and participate more fully in their schools, workplaces, and communities.

How Axes Is Giving Back

Through the Axes Physical Therapy Foundation, Axes is proud to provide monetary support to Best Buddies Missouri as part of our monthly Axes Gives Back initiative.

As a locally owned physical and occupational therapy provider serving the Greater St. Louis area and Mid-Missouri, we are grateful for the opportunity to support an organization that is making our communities more welcoming and inclusive for individuals of all abilities. We believe investing in organizations like Best Buddies Missouri helps create stronger communities where everyone has the opportunity to build friendships, pursue goals, and reach their full potential.

How You Can Help

There are many ways to support Best Buddies Missouri and help expand opportunities for inclusion across our state.

You can volunteer, become a Buddy, participate in local fundraising events, advocate for inclusion, or make a donation through the organization’s website. Every act of support helps create more opportunities for friendship, leadership, employment, and independence for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Building More Inclusive Communities Together

As a provider of physical therapy and occupational therapy services throughout the Greater St. Louis area and Mid-Missouri, Axes Physical Therapy is proud to support organizations that help people build confidence, strengthen connections, and improve their quality of life.

We are honored to support Best Buddies Missouri through Axes Gives Back and grateful for the important work they do to create a more inclusive future where everybody belongs.

Learn more about the Axes Physical Therapy Foundation, explore our physical therapy services, or find one of our Greater St. Louis area and Mid-Missouri locations.

Support Through the Axes Physical Therapy Foundation

If you’d like to join us in supporting Best Buddies Missouri, you can make a donation through the Axes Physical Therapy Foundation. Every contribution helps us continue supporting organizations that make a meaningful difference throughout the Greater St. Louis area, Mid-Missouri, and beyond.

To donate, visit the Axes Physical Therapy Foundation HERE and help us continue giving back to the communities we proudly serve.

Helping you is what we do.