Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern, Connecticut
Non-profit OrganizationsUnited States11-50 Employees
Mission Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Company Overview 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. Most children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters are in single-parent and low-income families or households where a parent is incarcerated. As the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes me... Description To make a positive difference in the lives of children and youths, primarily through a professionally supported, one-to-one relationship with a caring adult. The agency assists its clients in achieving their highest potential as they grow to become more confident, competent and caring individuals by providing them with committed, screened, trained and supervised volunteer mentors. this relationship takes many forms. A Big Brother may be his Little Brother's mentor. A Big Sister may be her Little Sister's role model. In all relationships, the "Big" is the "Little's" friend. General Information Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut is a non-profit agency that provides adult mentors to children. We recruit, carefully screen and train caring adults to act as mentors, match them with children, and support them. We operate on the premise that a one-to-one relationship with an adult provides the support a child needs to grow and mature into a responsible adult. No program fees are charged for the agency's services - we depend on the support of the United Way, private foundations, and personal and corporate donations from the communities we serve. We serve Fairfield County, greater New Haven and lower Naugatuck Valley.
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