ENROLL A CHILD

Defend Your Child’s Potential

As a parent, you recognize the potential of your child better than anyone. By giving your child the opportunity to be part of Big Brothers Big Sisters, you’re starting them down a path to an even brighter, more promising future. You will be an important and active participant in the match relationship between your child and their Big

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Parents

You know what’s best for your child. So we’ll need your help from the start, providing information about your child’s strengths and needs, and ultimately approving the Big Brother or Big Sister match. But your role doesn’t end there.

Safety from the Start

Your child’s safety is extremely important to us. Big Brothers Big Sisters conducts a thorough background check on every volunteer in our program, and every relationship is closely monitored and supported by a professionally trained Match Support Specialist.

The BIG Impact

A study for Big Brothers Big Sisters found that kids matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister:

71%

OF LITTLES IMPROVED GRADES

84%

LITTLES REPORT HIGHER SELF-ESTEEM

97%

LITTLES BELIEVE THEIR BIG HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT

Eligibility requirements:

Children must WANT to participate

Children must be 6 to 16-years-old

Children must be enrolled by a parent/legal guardian.

Children must commit to participate for a minimum of 1 year

Littles must see Bigs a minimum of twice a month based on the schedule and availability of both.

The Biggest Community of Littles

Maria - Mother of Little Brother Oskar

The reason why I became interested in the program was as a result of my divorce in 2005, in which my family and I endured domestic violence. While we were staying at a shelter, my social worker had mentioned the program Big Brothers Big Sisters during one of our conversations. For me, it was very difficult to accept that the father of my son had given up his parental rights. The process itself took a while but the wait was all worth it once Moises Gonzalez came and changed my son’s life and eventually my own. They’ve all had love and affection for him and are always there for every birthday, every Christmas and both school and family events. This relationship is already 11 years old and I know that it will continue to last forever. I owe them all so much for accepting us in their family and their lives. I’m forever grateful.