Recruitment Guide

INCLUSIVE

IGNITE

HOPE

POTENTIAL BIG LITTLE

EMPOWER

MENTORS NEEDED

MISSION Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

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LITTLES WAITING

LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR LITTLES A LITTLE 84%

74%

receive free/ reduced lunch

67%

are boys waiting for male mentors

are living in a one-parent home

53%

are children of color

BEING A BIG MEANS...  Being someone to trust and learn from  Empowering youth in your community  Having fun & making lifelong memories

Big Brother Damon & Little Brother Avonus Matched in 2014

BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER CHECK LIST 19+ YEARS OLD WILLING TO VISIT LITTLE 1+ TIME/MO KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN Big Sister Lindsey & Little Sister Allee Matched in 2012

MATCH OPTIONS ONE-ON-ONE | COUPLES | FAMILY

MATCH OPTIONS

THE ONE-ON-ONE MATCH

YOU + LITTLE =

MATCH

MATCH OPTIONS YOU + LITTLE + SIGNIFICANT OTHER, PARENT, CHILD, SIBLING, ETC.

=

MATCH

THE COUPLES MATCH

MATCH OPTIONS

THE FAMILY MATCH YOU + LITTLE +

SIGNIFICANT OTHER AND YOUR CHILDREN

=

MATCH

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU! Enrollment Specialist

Match Support Specialist

LET’S HEAR IT FROM THE

BIGS

“I had the career I wanted, and my own kids, but I felt like something was missing.

I wanted to give back in a way that was really impactful. Big Brothers Big Sisters has given me the opportunity to make that impact with Antwone.”

BIG BROTHER JOSH

“Watching Aliyah grow from being so quiet and shy when we first started hanging out, to being this bold and smart young woman—and knowing I played a small role in that— that’s been the best part of being a Big Sister for me.”

BIG SISTER LINDSAY

“I volunteer for a lot of different nonprofits and they all have great missions.

At Big Brothers Big Sisters, I don’t think of myself as a volunteer anymore, I think of myself as Charlotte’s Big Sister. We’re family!”

BIG SISTER LEAH

LET’S HEAR IT FROM THE

LITTLES

“Nathan comes and plays basketball with me at school and it’s fun.

After we play he helps me with my math homework. I like math more when he helps me.”

LITTLE BROTHER DE ONJI

“The best part of having Steve as my Big Brother is playing video games with him. But he also helped me when my mom lost her job. He called to ask me how I was doing and asked how he could help.”

LITTLE BROTHER JADONE

“I never knew what disc golfing was before because I never had someone to take me.

That’s what I like most about having James as my Big, we do new things together.”

LITTLE BROTHER KEEGAN

This could be you!

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