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October 31,2018
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon is celebrating 40 Years of mentoring
by Angela Krueger
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id you have someone during your youth or adolescence who made a huge impact on your life? Someone who cared about you, spent time with you and perhaps encouraged you in positive ways? Maybe they were a coach, teacher, youth leader, neighbour, family friend or someone who was only briefly in your life, but at a critical time. Mentoring—as we call it at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Yukon (BBBSY)—can truly change the trajectory of a child’s life and is really as easy as spending a couple of hours a week together. Forty years ago this December,
Big Brothers started in the Yukon as a volunteer-run organization to help boys, who were needing a male role model in their lives, to be matched with a caring, safe and responsible adult. The organization was funded by local service clubs and became a registered charity in 1985. In 1991, Big Brothers of Yukon amalgamated with Big Sisters of Yukon. “I think I was six years old when I got matched with [my Big Brother] Rick,” said Jaret Slipp, executive director of YuKonstruct, who was a Little Brother in Ontario. “Rick was a fun guy and took me to baseball and football games.
Jaret Slipp, executive director of YuKonstruct, had a Big Brother in Ontario who made a positive impact on his life
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We went to the pool and parks and did a variety of fun stuff. He had a Camaro that I loved driving around in! It was fate; we were a perfect match.” The impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs is farreaching and does have a ripple effect in families, schools and communities. In fact, research has found that for every dollar invested in Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs, there is an $18 social return on investment. “I really didn’t have consistent male figures in my life that were focused on me,” said Slipp. “My mother had some relationships after her divorce, but of course a lot of attention was between them. Rick was 100 per cent focused on me, and having fun and sharing time together. As a young boy, trying to make sense of things, that undivided attention was a huge change and a very positive one for me.” As part of a Canada-wide federation, with 108 agencies currently, BBBSY has evolved and changed over the years and now has two staff supporting 20–30 matches annually. The agency has a satellite office in Dawson City, in partner-
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