Reaching out to one child affects an entire community .
The simple truth is: the more positive examples, education, or opportunities young people have in their lives, the more chances they have to succeed in today's world as providers, protectors and mentors to their own children and community.
Our Community-Based Mentoring program is a one-year program in which the Big and Little consistently meet 2-4 times a month.* Matches are made with considerations to such things as geographic location, interests, activities and personalities.
Getting together is a great time for both Bigs and Littles. It doesn’t require a special occasion or expensive activities; just a few times every month sharing simple things you already enjoy with a young person. Things like….
Who are the Volunteers?
Community-Based mentors vary in age, gender, professions and interests. One quality all mentors share is the desire to offer emotional support, guidance, consistency, and friendship. Through a mentor's encouragement, a boy or girl can achieve his/her potential.
In our Couples Program, the match also meets 2-4 times a month* for a minimum of one year. What differentiates this program is that a child is mentored by two people committed to fostering a relationship, rather than just one..
Who are the Youth?
Littles come to the BBBS program for all kinds of reasons. Maybe they come from single parent homes or have two working parents, maybe they are falling into bad patterns at school, maybe they are the only boy in a house with three sisters. What they all share in common is the need for friendship with a caring adult. Each child needs a positive role model to impact his or her life and that role model can be you.
How do the children benefit?
Children in the Community-Based Mentoring Program develop self-confidence and improve their relationships with both adults and their peers. Mentors support, take an active interest in, give encouragement to, and help boost self-confidence in the child.
How do the Volunteers benefit?
Community-Based mentors have the opportunity to watch a child become happier and more successful academically and socially. Most importantly, they develop a fun and lasting friendship.
* Time commitments indicated are the minimum requirements only. It is the hope that the match will continue for much longer.
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