Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region

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2200 N. Saginaw Rd.Midland, MI 48640 United States

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http://www.bbbsgreatlakesbay.org

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Mentor a Child - Change a life in just 2-3 times a month! (Bay County)

Flexible Schedule | Bay City, MI 48708

A Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region mentor’s role is simple: to be a friend to a child, on a one to one basis. Men are matched with boys in all circumstances, and women are matched with girls in most circumstances. A Big and a Little participate in everyday activities together on average of two to three times per month for a minimum of one year. The schedule can be flexible to meet the needs of volunteers and Littles. Throughout the friendship, Bigs assist Littles to build confidence and promote positive decision-making skills, and independence. Enhancing the self-esteem of a child can be a key building block in the development of their personality and overall approach to life. Mentoring opportunities are also available to couples and families. All volunteers undergo a comprehensive background screening before being matched with a child. If you can commit 2-3 times a month, you can change the life of a child through mentoring! Learn more at bbbsgreatlakesbay.org, or call 989.391.5103

Date Posted: Jan 3, 2018
Mentor a Child - Change a life in just 2-3 times a month! (Isabella County)

Flexible Schedule | Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

A Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region mentor’s role is simple: to be a friend to a child, on a one to one basis. Men are matched with boys in all circumstances, and women are matched with girls in most circumstances. A Big and a Little participate in everyday activities together on average of two to three times per month for a minimum of one year. The schedule can be flexible to meet the needs of volunteers and Littles. Throughout the friendship, Bigs assist Littles to build confidence and promote positive decision-making skills, and independence. Enhancing the self-esteem of a child can be a key building block in the development of their personality and overall approach to life. Mentoring opportunities are also available to couples and families. All volunteers undergo a comprehensive background screening before being matched with a child. If you can commit 2-3 times a month, you can change the life of a child through mentoring! Learn more at bbbsgreatlakesbay.org, or call 989.772.5232

Date Posted: Jan 3, 2018
Lunchbox Learners: Reading With Children (Bay County)

Flexible Schedule | Bay City, MI 48706

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region seeks volunteers for their Lunchbox Learners program! Lunchbox Learners starts the last week in October and ends the first week in May each year. A commitment of one school year is required. Volunteers are carefully matched with a preferred child based on volunteer preference and student needs. Each volunteer meets with the same child each week to assist the child with early reading. The Lunchbox Learners program serves children in K-3rd grades. Matches meet one day a week during the child’s lunch hour, which is about 50 minutes. Big Brothers Big Sisters offers Lunchbox Learners program at Kolb Elementary School in Bay City on Tuesdays. *All volunteers undergo a background screening which includes a criminal background check and an interview with a Big Brothers Big Sisters Site Supervisor.* Please feel free to visit http://bbbsgreatlakesbay.org/lunchbox-learners for more information on this volunteer opportunity. *NOTE: While we are currently unsure of the impact of COVID-19 for the 2021 school year, we are hopeful this program can return in a face-to-face setting. At this time, we are accepting interested candidates for the 2021 school year, unsure of what the future of the pandemic holds.

Date Posted: Jan 3, 2018
Mentor a Child - Change a life in just 2-3 times a month! (Midland County)

Flexible Schedule | Midland, MI 48640

A Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region mentor’s role is simple: to be a friend to a child, on a one to one basis. Men are matched with boys in all circumstances, and women are matched with girls in most circumstances. A Big and a Little participate in everyday activities together on average of two to three times per month for a minimum of one year. The schedule can be flexible to meet the needs of volunteers and Littles. Throughout the friendship, Bigs assist Littles to build confidence and promote positive decision-making skills, and independence. Enhancing the self-esteem of a child can be a key building block in the development of their personality and overall approach to life. Mentoring opportunities are also available to couples and families. All volunteers undergo a comprehensive background screening before being matched with a child. If you can commit 2-3 times a month, you can change the life of a child through mentoring! Learn more at bbbsgreatlakesbay.org, or call 989.631.5360

Date Posted: Feb 4, 2015
Mentor a Child - Change a life in just 2-3 times a month! (Saginaw County)

Flexible Schedule | Saginaw, MI 48601

A Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region mentor’s role is simple: to be a friend to a child, on a one to one basis. Men are matched with boys in all circumstances, and women are matched with girls in most circumstances. A Big and a Little participate in everyday activities together on average of two to three times per month for a minimum of one year. The schedule can be flexible to meet the needs of volunteers and Littles. Throughout the friendship, Bigs assist Littles to build confidence and promote positive decision-making skills, and independence. Enhancing the self-esteem of a child can be a key building block in the development of their personality and overall approach to life. Mentoring opportunities are also available to couples and families. All volunteers undergo a comprehensive background screening before being matched with a child. If you can commit 2-3 times a month, you can change the life of a child through mentoring! Learn more at bbbsgreatlakesbay.org, or call 989.755.6558

Date Posted: Jan 3, 2018

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The Big Brothers Big Sisters mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

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For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Great Lakes Bay Region makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers ("Bigs") and children ("Littles"), ages 6 through 12, throughout Midland, Bay, Saginaw and Isabella Counties. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

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