School-Based Mentoring
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
By mentoring a child, you defend their potential. You inspire and empower them to believe in themselves and achieve their biggest possible futures.
For School-Based Mentoring, Bigs visit their Littles once a week at school for 30-60 minutes. They can play games, do homework or read together. Bigs must be high school age (15 years old or older to do this program. A year commitment is required to be a School-Based Big.
School-Based Plus is an extension of our School-Based Mentoring Program, giving matches the opportunity to meet once a month outside of the school setting. For this option, the Big must be 18 years or older, and the match must be together for three months or longer. A year commitment is required to be a School-Based Plus Big.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Location:
9051 Swanson Blvd., Clive, IA 50325, US
Mission Statement
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa's mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa's vision it that all youth achieve their full potential.
Description
Give a child your greatest gift, your time, and become a Big!
By partnering with parents/guardians, volunteers and others in the community we are accountable for each child in our program achieving:
-Higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships
-Avoidance of risky behaviors
-Educational success