LOCAL STORIES - NATIONAL IMPACT

“I had no idea what I was getting myself into,” Sky said. “I missed seeing the deadline on the information in the link, and when I finally saw it, I had three days to come up with something. I finally got everything submitted at 11:59, just before the deadline.”
Read the rest of the story about how Little Sky Rodriguez created a mural for us in Downtown Fort Wayne.

LOCAL STORIES - NATIONAL IMPACT

“I had no idea what I was getting myself into,” Sky said. “I missed seeing the deadline on the information in the link, and when I finally saw it, I had three days to come up with something. I finally got everything submitted at 11:59, just before the deadline.”

Read the rest of the story about how Little Sky Rodriguez created a mural for us in Downtown Fort Wayne.

LOCALLY ACTIVE

There are over 300 BBBS Agencies across the country but our local agency serves 12 counties in Northeast Indiana and Southern Michigan.

1,144

YOUTH SERVED 2020

626

CHILDREN WAITING 2021

LOCALLY ACTIVE

There are over 300 BBBS Agencies across the country but our local agency serves 12 counties in Northeast Indiana and Southern Michigan.

1,144

YOUTH SERVED 2020

626

CHILDREN WAITING 2021

SERVING YOUTH WITH THE GREATEST NEED AND LEAST OPPORTUNITY

21% INCARCERATED PARENT

47% MINORITY CHILDREN

67% SINGLE-PARENT HOME

77% FAMILY INCOME LESS THAN $30K

25% FAMILY INCOME LESS THAN $10K

12% IN TRANSITIONAL LIVING

...have improved academic performance

...have improved family relationships

...have higher educational expectations

...are less likely to participate in risky behaviors

CONFIRMED BY A NATIONAL STUDY

To understand the impact of mentoring, specifically that through Big Brothers Big Sisters programs, Public/Private Ventures conducted a national study on hundreds of our matches. The results? After only 18 months matched with a Big, youth showed positive improvements behaviorally, academically, relationally, and emotionally. To read more about this groundbreaking study, visit the national site here.

COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY

We believe that we must hold ourselves accountable to the youth, volunteers, and families in our programs as well as the donors, partners, and advocates who fund our work. That is why we continually learn and continually improve through research and analysis. We take great care to track our work and we never stop pushing to ensure excellence in all we do – from programs to events, Matches to marketing.

CONFIRMED BY A NATIONAL STUDY

To understand the impact of mentoring, specifically that through Big Brothers Big Sisters programs, Public/Private Ventures conducted a national study on hundreds of our matches. The results? After only 18 months matched with a Big, youth showed positive improvements behaviorally, academically, relationally, and emotionally. To read more about this groundbreaking study, visit the national site here.

COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY

We believe that we must hold ourselves accountable to the youth, volunteers, and families in our programs as well as the donors, partners, and advocates who fund our work. That is why we continually learn and continually improve through research and analysis. We take great care to track our work and we never stop pushing to ensure excellence in all we do – from programs to events, Matches to marketing.

MORE RESEARCH ABOUT OUR IMPACT

OUR ORGANIZATION

Research shows that our one-to-one mentoring programs have real outcomes for children. Find out how:

SELF-CONFIDENCE

One-on-one attention from a caring adult role model is a key part of developing self-confidence, and research shows that Bigs help Littles feel more confident in several areas.

EDUCATION

Evidence shows that being matched through Big Brothers Big Sisters can make a big difference in how a child performs in school and how he or she feels about school in general.

JUVENILE JUSTICE

Many children get swept up into what their peers are doing, but research shows that having another caring adult on their side helps Littles make good decisions and avoid risky behaviors.