Volunteer Mentor - Become a Big

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound is looking for volunteers of all 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 600 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 because so many adults feel they need to have some kind of special qualifications to become a mentor. But all you need to do to be a mentor is show up and talk to your mentee. Walk beside them as they grow and learn, offer advice when asked, and just be someone outside their family that they can talk to.

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, with over a 30% reduction in symptoms for those who improved.

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