Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region
Matches children between the ages of 6 and 14 years old with an adult for one-to-one friendship relationships.
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Matches children between the ages of 6 and 14 years old with an adult for one-to-one friendship relationships.
Pairs middle school, high school, and college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with other students their age.
Recruits students motivated to achieve academically who could use additional support and direction to meet their goals. Provides support to 10 students per class in each of the three public city high schools and follows students from 10th grade through college graduation.
Provide services to seniors ages 60 years and older in order to help them live in their homes as long as possible. Offers friendly visiting, transportation, respite, shopping, errands, light housekeeping, handy-helping, and telephone assurance.
Offers trained community volunteers an opportunity to provide friendship, support and guidance to an adult or child within the community that has been diagnosed with a mental illness for a few hours every month by participating in activties that both parties enjoy.
In the Family Development program, volunteer mentors are matched with families in crisis to provide support, resources and training. They are trained to help families recognize their strengths, the opportunities available to them, and to set goals that pave the way toward self-reliance. Mentors have up-to-date information and resources regarding employment, child care, and health […]
In the Family Development program, volunteer mentors are matched with families in crisis to provide support, resources and training. They are trained to help families recognize their strengths, the opportunities available to them, and to set goals that pave the way toward self-reliance. Mentors have up-to-date information and resources regarding employment, child care, and health […]
Offers a family systems approach to ensure that the needs of family members/caregivers are being addressed to promote the well-being of families, caregivers, and service member. We train spouses, parents and adult children to serve as peer mentors for family members seeking support and guidance.
Provides tutoring and mentoring to youth in need. Offers youth a connection with a mentor with the appropriate background and experience.
A 16 week empowerment class to assist participants with charting a path to self-sufficiency. Participants are matched with mentors to help them reach their goals.