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

For more than 35 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee (BBBS) has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed in life. As an affiliate of the nation’s oldest and largest youth mentoring organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and children, ages 6-18.

Evaluation shows Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee has a measurable, positive impact on children. Here’s how Big Brothers Big Sisters relationships improved the lives of Little Brothers and Little Sisters in 2013:

• 81% of youth served maintained or improved their Educational Expectations
• 72% of youth served maintained or improved Attitudes Toward Risky Behavior
• 73% of youth served maintained or improved Social Acceptance

http://www.bbbsmilwaukee.org