What activities does Big Brothers Big Sisters do?

What activities does Big Brothers Big Sisters do?

Big Brothers Big Sisters serves young people from age five through young adulthood in one-to-one mentoring friendships. Bigs and Littles hang out 2-3 times a month for a few hours doing normal, everyday activities, like seeing a movie, doing homework, playing games, going out to eat, or just hanging out!

What can I do with Big Brother?

Indoor Activities

• Play chess, Chinese checkers, or card games.
• Put together a jigsaw puzzle.
• Do a crossword puzzle or a word search.
• Build with Lego blocks or an erector set.
• Frame a picture.
• Make your own cards or gifts for people that you care about.
• Start a scrap book or journal of your time together.

How does Big Brothers Big Sisters help the community?

Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks to change the lives of children facing adversity for the better, forever. We operate in communities all across the United States – urban and rural, Big and Little. Our mentors work with children in the community, in their schools, on military bases, and many places in between.

Is the Big Brother Big Sister program effective?

As an evidence-based mentoring program, BBBS prides itself on building and supporting impactful, enduring, relationships. In fact, in 2019, over 71% of Community-Based matches lasted at least 12 months (the minimum match goal), and on average, BBBS Community-Based matches last about 31 months.

How do I set up a youth mentoring program?

Starting a Mentoring Program

1. Define the youth population that will be served.
2. Identify who you will recruit as mentors.
3. Determine the type of mentoring relationships (e.g., who will be served, and how they will be served?).
4. Determine the focus of the mentoring relationships.

What makes a good big brother?

Encourage your sibling to pursue their interests and goals. A good big brother or sister will act as their sibling’s champion and encourage their sibling to be the best they can be. Take notice of your sibling’s abilities and talents, and then actively work to help them develop and improve them.

How many Big Brothers Big Sisters helped?

Championing the health and wellbeing of youth This year alone Big Brothers Big Sisters impacted over 41,000 youth in over 1,100 communities across Canada.

How do I promote my mentoring program?

Here are our top 6 tips for effectively promoting your mentoring program.

1. Enlist internal champions early.
2. Get the Marketing Department on board.
3. Send a Personal Message from the Top.
4. Communicate in waves – and keep the waves coming in.
5. Tell the Whole Story.
6. Keep Talking Even After the Program is Over.

How does the matching process work for Big Brothers Big Sisters?

Matching. When Big Brothers Big Sisters works to match a Little with a Big, we take into account the needs, personality, interests, and goals of both the child and the adult volunteer. We introduce the Little and his or her family to the Big slowly and make sure everyone is fully committed to the match before it is made official.

Why big Brothers Big Sisters?

Big Brothers Big Sisters inherently believes that all youth can achieve their full potential and through our mission of creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. As an organization that welcomes volunteers and youth of all backgrounds,…

Where does the money raised support Big Brothers Big Sisters Minnesota?

One hundred percent of the money raised will be donated to the three Minnesota Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. These monies support one-to-one mentoring that change the lives of Littles for the better, forever, and the Federated Challenge Scholarship Fund.