Changing perspectives. Changing lives.
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 Brothers 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. Click here to view our 2009 Annual Report and learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters Mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters Vision is that all children achieve success in life.
Our Programs Start Something
Here's the proof.
| Locally, children enrolled in our programs for at least one year expressed the following improvements in their lives: |
National research has shown that positive relationships between Littles and their Bigs have a direct and measurable impact on children’s lives.
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- 89% more self-confident
- 79% improved their academic performance
- 91% avoided delinquency
- 99% avoided substance abuse
- 96% avoided early parenting
- 77% improved their relationships with adults1
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- more confident in their schoolwork performance
- able to get along better with their families
- 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
- 27% less likely to begin using alcohol
- 52% less likely to skip school.2
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1POE (Program Outcome Evaluation) Results (2010) Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte
2Tierney, J.P., Grossman, J.B., and Resch, N.L. (1995) Making a Difference: An Impact Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures
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