We've Got Friends


What We Do
We've Got Friends is a program that provides hangouts for teens with special needs. It's a simple idea that has an enormous impact on the children and families who participate. Most teens with special needs have no sort of social circle. They have few friends and rarely get invited to parties or hang out as their peers do. This program helps these teens develop their very own social group through music, meals, movement, crafts and dance.
We've Got Friends is currently raising money to build the foundation and staffing for our programs.

Board of Directors
Candi Carter is the Board Chair and Founder of We've Got Friends. Our Board of Directors has helped support us.
Annual Golf Event
Our second annual Golf Outing was held on Monday August 12, 2021 at Glen Ridge County Club, Glen Ridge, NJ. Our event helps raise money to help teens with special needs develop friend groups of their own. The event was hosted by Good Morning America’s TJ Holmes and included golf, lunch, with an after party dinner, awards ceremony, silent auction, and entertainment by IET Band, Comedian Regina DeCicco, Roman Banks, and the after party’s host Megan Ryte.
We’ve Got Friends Press
October 14, 2021
Boston College Alumni News, Candi Carter & We've Got Friends
August 28, 2021
We’ve Got Friends nonprofit holds fundraiser in Glen Ridge
August 18, 2020
My Son May Have Special Needs, But Kids Like Him Can Still Make Friends
July 15, 2019
We've Got Friends Scenes from Golf & Dinner Event Video
March 12, 2019
Launch of We've Got Friends Video