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.
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.
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.
Provides age-appropriate experiences and activities to youth that include: individualized, group and family counseling, enrichment activities, youth issue workshops, self-esteem development, targeted mentoring, and family enrichment programs.
Recruits, screens, trains and supports community members who are matched with identified at-risk youth for at least one year. Program participants make a significant commitment of time and energy to develop relationships devoted to personal, academic or career development, and social, athletic or artistic growth. Offers comprehensive services to the at-risk youth’s family.