Big Brother Big Sisters is a volunteer based organization built on placing caring adults as mentors to children who have faced adverse circumstance in their lives. As their website (bbbs.org) states:
“For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brother Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (Bigs) and children (Littles), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.”
Key components of Big Brothers Big Sisters center around the well-being and future functionality of the child. This program can be the beginning of a very bright future for a child whose life has not been impacted by positivity. As a teacher in Title I (economically disadvantaged) schools, I was absolutely overjoyed when a child became a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters! Beyond a shadow of a doubt, I knew that the child would:
1. Change for the better in ways I could only imagine
2. Care more seriously about the world around him/her
3. Be able to focus more often on school and friendships
4. Achieve a happy and confident demeanor
The following is a short video of one person’s wonderful experience being a part of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program:
Having observed the program success,
I was beyond thrilled when our daughter
decided to join Big Brothers Big Sisters as a
mentor to a deserving eight year old boy.
Our daughter and her husband recently took Colby to his first hibachi restaurant!
Sounds like a great organization! And Colby could not have ended up with a better family.
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Thank you, but it is our daughter and son-in-law who get the credit!!!!! He is a super boy! I cannot believe that he is already 14!!!!!
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I have a feeling that your daughter had very good examples to follow :).
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Fantastic
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Thank you so much!!!
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What a wonderful programme and a special family you have also.
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Thank you! It is a wonderful program, but takes a lot of time! She was just out of college and wasn’t married yet! Her husband helps take Colby places and they go to baseball and football games. It has been a good experience for them…they have been married for just two years…no children yet! I can’t wait for grandchildren! I try not to be pushy!! Sure!!!!!!
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