BENI

ARTRECHE

"BEST is the best (pun intended) thing that could have ever happened to me when I graduated high school in 2001."

KEVIN

CARMAN

"BEST is a family who will support you in any way possible to help you accomplish your dreams."

LINDSEY

COFFIN-OBER

"I never would have finished my education if it weren’t for BEST. I wouldn’t have been able to make an impact on my community in the way that I am if it weren’t for them."

KYLE

MARKUS

"The mentorship program, the kindhearted members of the board, and the man that runs the show (Billy Staples) were all HUGE impacts in turning my college slump into my college success."

JAMES

MEJIA

"Its actually the intangible things that I have come to value the most; things like friendship, networking, making connections, family, and remembering to pay it forward."

BILLY

ROWE

"As a BEST graduate, 'pay it forward' are three words that immediately come to mind."

FRANCESCA

VARELA-SERI

"Thanks to them and my amazing mentor, I am further continuing my education at the University of Pittsburgh for my Doctor of Physical Therapy degree."