Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound is looking for volunteers of all gender identities, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, abilities, and backgrounds who are willing to spend just 4 hours per month to help kids reach their full potential.
One in three kids in America are growing up without a sustained, positive adult mentor in their lives and over 30 kids at Why Not You Academy are on Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound’s wait list for a mentor. The gap between mentorship and youth who need it most continues to widen due to perceived barriers of the time and expertise needed to become a mentor.
Mentoring has a long track record of proven positive outcomes, in particular, 100% of young people matched with mentors through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound graduate high school. A staggering 79% of youth with a mentor last year experienced improvement in or reported no worsening of depressive symptoms.
To be a great mentor you don’t need to have a specific title, a degree, or any special qualifications other than being compassionate, patient, and accepting. Even the littlest moments can grow into big ones - sometimes all we need is a little encouragement, a little hope, and a little inspiration.
It just takes a little time, a little encouragement and a laugh or two, so that every child has what-and who-they need to achieve a BIG and bright future. It truly takes little to be big.
Start the process today at https://bbbs.tfaforms.net/f/MentorInquiry
12600 SE 38th St, Suite 150, BELLEVUE, WA 98006, US
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound's mission is to create and support 1-to-1 mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
Big Brothers Big Sisters operates under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteer mentors and children ages 7 through 18. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. It is our vision that all children achieve success in life.
Multiple locations Seattle, WA 98108
October 12, 2023
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