Research Proves Our Mentoring Programs Work!
Research has shown that positive relationships between youth and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters mentors have a direct and measurable impact on children’s lives.
Little Brothers and Sisters in the Washington region after a match of a year or longer are shown to be:
- 85% less likely to have contact with Juvenile Courts
- 70% less likely than their peers to initiate drug usage
- 64% more likely to achieve higher grades
Big Brothers Big Sisters has a stellar record in helping children on a daily basis make healthy choices to stay in school, stay out of trouble and on track toward healthy and productive futures.
A Big Brother or Sister is someone who has found ways to succeed in life and cares enough to pass on these lessons.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area plays a critical role in meeting the needs of the Latino…
Mentoring Children of Promise serves children of incarcerated parents and is more than a program - it’s a passionate response…
Growing up is difficult for all young people. Growing up in a single-parent home can compound these difficulties and in…
Big Brothers Big Sisters In Schools School-Based Mentoring puts caring volunteers in the lives of children in need. To serve…
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ One-To-One® services comprise a positive, broad-based program, which focuses on meeting a child’s basic development needs.…
This program introduces youth in middle school to the workplace, giving them an opportunity to learn about the corporate world…
Mentoring Children of Military Families Initiative matches Bigs with Littles whose parent(s) is deployed overseas, is wounded or who died…
This program has a teen pregnancy prevention focus and is open to youth from 10-14 years old in the 5th…