Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago helps children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships with proven results.
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BBBSMC News Briefs for August 2010
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Community Partners of the Week!
BBBSMC received $10,000 from the Chicago Bears in support of our Mundelein Evening Site Based Program!  Also, we received $20,000 from Northern Trust to continue and grow our Workplace Mentoring Program with Pritzker College Prep High School! Thank you, Chicago Bears and Northern Trust for your support!
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Match of the Week!
BS Jayne and LS Sierra have been matched for over two years and have been consistently s eeing each other. They enjoy cooking and doing crafts together and always seem to be having a good time! Sierra and Jayne keep their match strong by talking about things and LS thinks that Jayne if funny.
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We Need You!
We have a critical need for mentors in the city and surrounding suburbs. If you would like to see a list of the different neighborhoods or get more information, please click here for further details.
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Our Impact on Children
Children with a Big Brothers or Big Sister in their lives are:
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46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
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27% less likely to begin using alcohol
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52% less likely to skip school
- 37% less likely to skip a class
- more confident of their performance in schoolwork
- one-third less likely to hit someone
- getting along better with their families
More about our impact - >
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