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No experience is necessary to be a friend
to a child. The only skills needed are the ability to laugh, have fun, and enjoy the time spent together.
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Traditional Program
BBBS matches an adult volunteer (you!) who provides friendship
and shares experiences with a child or youth in need of a friend.
Volunteers can be individuals, married couples or families.
Most of the boys and girls who are waiting for matches are between the ages of 5 and 14.
We are in need of adults who want to be a friend to a child and are at least 18 years of age or older, able
to make a minimum one-year commitment and meet two times a month or more with their Little Brother
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it’s easy to become a “BIG”
get a Volunteer Application
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Community-Based Program
The Community-Based Program matches individuals, couples and families with youth between the ages of 5-14.
As a positive role model, Big Brothers and Big Sisters get together with their Littles twice a month developing
a friendship that will hopefully last a lifetime!!
The Union County Military Family Support Group was formed to provide support and activities to local military
families. BBBS offers adult mentors to the children during the period their parent is deployed. Interested families
enroll in the program and are involved in all program activities.
Current Big and Little matches can participate in our Life Biography Mentoring Project. Youth and adults
are matched to a resident of a local long-term care facility. They interview the resident and collect information
on the residents' life. The project culminates in a book that will be presented to the residents.
***New for 2006***M.O.M.S. (Moms Offering Mentoring Support) pairs an experienced mother with a young
mother or mother-to-be for support with basic life skills and parenting issues. Monthly programs on a variety of
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It’s easy to be a friend to a child
Incorporate your Little Brother or Little Sister into activities
you already do in your life such as exercising, watching sports, running errands, working on homework, watching
movies or listening to music. Low cost or no-cost activities are encouraged. Big Brothers Big Sisters offers
a planned activity every month.
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A Wealth of Resources
A professional staff person works with the
volunteer on an individual basis to create the best match between a Big and a Little.
The agency provides ongoing support for the match and offers a broad network of resources to help build
and maintain the relationship.
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School-Based Programs
Our School-Based Programs match volunteers with elementary children at their school
to help with academic and social skills. Scheduling is flexible
***New for 2006*** The Lunch Buddies Program offers elementary children
and adults a chance to read and eat together during the child's lunch time.
Friend-to-Friend Program
Volunteers are paired with a child from our Waiting List for a scheduled group activity.
Local activities include:
- Valentine's Swim Party at the YMCA
- Summer Picnic at Eljer Park
- Leeds Pumpkin Farm
- Holiday Party
- Night at the Movies at the Marysville Public Library
Make It Big Team
Especially for our Bigs, the Make It Big Team is a monthly gathering of Big Brothers
and Big Sisters that provides a fun environment for sharing, reflection and support through social and educational
opportunities. Our goal is to encourage and foster the recruitment and retention of volunteers.
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Fundraising Events
A variety of opportunities are available throughout the year to help in the success of
our Fundraising Events. BBBS can use support in areas that range from joining a committee, donating a door
prize to becoming a sponsor.
- Bowl For Kids' Sake
- Scioto Corporation Golf Outing
- Brothers of the Wheel Poker Run
Office Projects
Volunteers may assist staff with various Office Projects based on interests and
skills.
Get a Volunteer Application Form
Things to Do With Your Little
“Mentor/Youth Relationships: Exploring the Adult’s
Role”
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The Make It BIG Team is a gathering of Big Brothers and Big Sisters
that provides an environment for sharing, reflection and support through social and education opportunities.
The goal of MIB is to encourage and foster the recruitment and retention
of Big Brothers and Big Sisters.
Meetings -- 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Contact BBBS for more
information.
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