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69 people are interested
Become a Big Mentor Today!
ORGANIZATION: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma
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69 people are interested
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma seeks committed volunteers to Start Something(tm) today!
As a volunteer mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, you will be a positive adult role model to a child between the ages of six and 15 who faces adversity in his or her personal and/or social life. As a mentor, you develop a strong one-to-one relationship with a youth by offering consistency, encouragement, and role-modeling. You will also be supported by a team of professionally-trained, full-time staff.
Over a period of just one year, Littles in our program are almost 50% less likely to do drugs and over 50% less likely to skip school. Volunteer mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma help improve a child's life by simply being a friend.
Right now we have over 150 Littles waiting for a Big to befriend them. Sign up online at https://aim.bbbs.org/einquiry/einquiryzip.aspx?t=2, contact Chase Mowery at 918.728.7932, or email at chase.mowery@bbbsok.org to discuss how you can Start Something(tm) BIG for a child today!
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About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma
Location:
1306 S. Denver Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119, US
Mission Statement
As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma matches volunteer mentors (Bigs) with children (Littles) who need help with self-esteem, decision-making, and other areas of life. Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
Description
Our Programs Start Something. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma provides mentors to almost two-thousand children across the state. Unlike many other mentoring organizations, BBBSOK provides a trained, full-time staff that works to ensure matches are perfect both for the mentor and the mentee by initiating a thorough interview process and providing support throughout the life of the match. With BBBSOK's research-proven model and four hours of volunteer mentoring a month, children’s lives are changed.
Big Impact, Proven Results: Independent research shows Littles who remain matched for a year are more confident in their academic and social lives and are significantly less likely to use illegal drugs.
Ways to Get Involved! At BBBSOK, we offer two core programs: school-based mentoring and community-based. With school-based mentoring, a volunteer Big meets once a week with their Little, usually during lunch. During this time, the Big and Little develop strong relationships by working on homework, eating together, or just hanging out. In the traditional community-based program, the Big and Little get together on their own time to share fun activities they both enjoy. Community-based mentoring is a few fun hours a month doing low-cost activities you'd likely already be doing!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1401 S. Boulder Ave.Tulsa, OK 74119
DATE POSTED
January 18, 2017
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Community Outreach
- Relationship Building
- Mentoring
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Varies--at least four hours a month