THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Special Project

Special Project
From the 6th Annual Shorty Awards

Buddy Project

Winner in Teen Activism

About Buddy Project

Gabby Frost, a 16-year-old from Pennsylvania, USA, started this program, Buddy Project, on April 8th 2013. Buddy Project is made to prevent suicide, self harm, & eating disorders and works by pairing two people up, who have mutual interests, so that they'll have a friend to talk to if they're ever feeling lonely, sad, etc. or ever feel the need to harm themselves in any way. Buddy Project is a program made to prevent suicide, self harm, & eating disorders by pairing up people, who have mutual interests, so that they don't harm themselves in anyway. Buddy Project tweets quotes, pictures, and other motivational things so that people can find that strength inside of them to live a more positive life.

Buddy Project's best work on social

https://twitter.com/ProjectBuddy/status/561679774754811905 https://twitter.com/ProjectBuddy/status/533097006651420672 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLUzZHt-kmw http://instagram.com/p/yQUQHSMV1d http://instagram.com/p/wDNM5PMV40/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZG4dBi1-Tg