Stand Among Friends is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to helping people with disabilities live life without limits. Stand Among Friends was formed in 1997 to build awareness, educate the community and provide resources for individuals with disabilities. In 2006, we formed a partnership with Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and opened The Center for […]

Stand Among Friends (SAF) is a 501c3 that is dedicated to helping people with disabilities live life without limits. SAF was started by Shawn and Lisa Friedkin with the mission of raising funds for neurological research, after a terrible car accident in 1992 left Shawn a paraplegic. In 2006, they realized that the original mission […]

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Thank you Congressman Ted Deutch (D-FL) for your beautiful Congressional address to honor Shawn. Through your honorable tribute, Shawn and his accomplishments have now been recorded as an official “Congressional Record of Proceedings and Debates” from the United States Congress, Published by the United States Government Publishing Office. For more information please call (561) 297-4400 […]