Gillian Kristen and Emily 3rd period Quotes Changing perspective Changing lives The power to change lives Mission Provide children facing adversity support from onetoone relationships that change their lives for the better ID: 173540
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Big Brothers and Sisters of America
Gillian, Kristen, and Emily
3rd periodSlide2
Quotes
“Changing perspective, Changing lives”
“The power to change lives”Slide3
Mission
Provide children facing adversity support from one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better.Slide4
Scholarships
Listed over $40 billion in available scholarships. Offer financial eligibility for those who have been involved. They also offer scholarships to those who were once a little brother or sister.Slide5
Want to Achieve...
Avoidance of risky behavior, obtain better relationships, greater confidence, higher aspirations, and educational success for each little brother or sister through the help of the volunteers.Slide6
Statistics showing success...
46% less likely for kids to begin using illegal drugs
27% less likely to begin using alcohol
52% less likely to skip school
37% less likely to skip classSlide7
What it takes to get certain scholarships...
Josip and Agnete Temali Scholarship- $4,000 provided by Saint Paul Foundation, applicants must be seniors who have been actively involved in Big Brothers and Big Sisters in St. Paul with in the past 2 years and are U.S. citizens.
Robert Michel Big Brother/ Big Sister Award- This scholarship is awarded to a student participating in the Big Brother and Big Sister program. Slide8
When it was founded and how to help..
It was founded in 1904. People can make a donation, become a donor, potential Big Brother and Sister, partner, advocate, or family member. Slide9
Who do they help?
This program helps children between the ages 6 and 18 in all 50 states and internationally like Bulgaria, Cayman Islands, Israel, Trinidad, Netherlands, etc..Slide10
How to contact internationally?
450 E. John Carpenter Fwy, Suite 250 Irving, Texas 75062
Email: info@bbsi.orgSlide11
Sponsors...
Comcast corporation encourages its mentors to become Big Brothers or Big Sisters. They also offer comcast university leadership development and training scholarships for Big Brothers and Big Sisters staff leaders.Slide12
What we Learned...
From the research of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Foundation, we learned what a difference becoming a mentor can make for a child. Besides the fact that you can get a scholarship, you can really help a child who needs the encouragement, or just a good friend. This program doesn’t just help a child, but it helps the person mentoring them by giving them the satisfaction of helping someone who needed it. You’ll be able to guide them in the right direction and changing their life forever.Slide13
Source
Tierney J.P. "Start something for a child today- Big Brother Big Sisters."
Start something for a child today- Big Brothers Big Sisters. Public/ Private ventures, 1995. web. 29 Jan, 2015