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The Mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County is to create and support 1-to-1 mentoring relationships that IGNITE the power and promise of youth

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentor relationships between a caring adult and an at-risk youth that change a child's life for the better, forever.

The Mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Founded in 1963, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass/Metrowest has supported children in our community through individualized mentoring programs for over 50 years. We reach the children who need us most through strong partnerships with local schools and youth development programs, and with the support of community volunteers, many coming from local colleges and corporations.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast provides one-to-one mentoring relationships to children ages 6-18 years old throughout the Gulf Coast of Florida in Sarasota, Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, Hardee, Charlotte, Lee, Hendry and Collier counties. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships. The organization provides children facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

Our urgent and essential mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth and our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential. Since 1958, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area has provided meaningful, monitored, results-driven, professionally supported one-to-one interactions between children ages 6-18 and screened, qualified adult mentors, helping youth ignite and harness their potential. We are an award-winning affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America due to our local mentor relationships' exceptional duration and quality. We empower the potential of about 500 young people each year across the nine Bay Area Counties. Our community values our program as over 600 adults provide 37,000 volunteer hours with us each year; another 150 youth have requested a mentor and are waiting.

Teen Talk App is a free and non-sectarian program of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles. Teen Talk App provides a free, anonymous, safe space for teens to request support from trained peers who are supervised by licensed clinicians. Teen Talk App creates a positive space for teens who are looking for support, to vent or to find others going through similar experiences. Research indicates that improved engagement and connection with peers increases protective factors known to decrease serious mental health crisis in young people. The positive interaction teens have on the Teen Talk App with a peer is often the first step towards seeking help. The app is available to teens worldwide and accessible through both the iOS and Android platform.

Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

Our 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 mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area is dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of children through professionally supported long-term, One-To-One® mentoring relationships with carefully screened, caring and committed adults in Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland.

Our Mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.