COCONUT GROVE, Fla. — This is one young girl’s story of turning an unfortunate set of circumstances into a triumphant journey. As a third grade student in 2017, Victoria Portela experienced social ...

Members of Girl Scout Troop 20162 have constructed and donated buddy benches for New Albany Elementary School to help earn their Bronze Award. The girls began the project as Brownies and bridged to ...

My Buddy Bench Project “Champions of Bullying Prevention” Unveils Symbolic Art Installation at Peacock Park for Coconut Grove 60th Arts Festival, City of Miami, Peacock Park, February 12th, 2024.

Two Buddy Benches were recently installed on the school's playground, thanks to a $2,500 donation from the Marion Scholarship Education Fund Committee, according to a community announcement. Buddy ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A student is spearheading an anti-bullying initiative in Miami-Dade County. She’s the co-founder of the “My Buddy Bench Project” and is helping to combat bullying one bench ...

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - An elementary school in Las Vegas now has a new “Buddy Bench” on their playground thanks to one considerate student. At Ober Elementary School, 8-year-old Phoenix spent ...

Last year, Rattlesnake Elementary fourth-grader Dimitri Govertsen-Donaldson could have used more friends at recess. This year, he and other students have a way to let other kids know they’re looking ...

At Woodland Park Magnet School, students are finding friendship in unexpected places with the introduction of the Buddy Bench. The bench project pairs students from different grades during lunchtime, ...