COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM

Volunteers (18+) are matched with a child of the same gender from 6-14 years of age. Matches spend time together 2-4 times a month, for a minimum of one year, to share activities in their community and build a positive mentoring relationship. These activities range anywhere from walks in the park, arts and crafts, cooking together, going to the movies, etc. Matches can remain open until the Little turns 19 years of age, but many form lasting friendships!

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SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM

Our School-Based Program currently serves 10 school districts throughout Bradford, Sullivan and Tioga Counties in PA. Our Match Specialists oversee Jr/Sr High School Bigs (7th-12th grade) who are matched as 1:1 Big Buddy Mentors with Elementary age Littles (K-6th). These matches can remain active until the Little finishes 6th grade or the Big Buddy graduates. They spend an average of 30 minutes to 1 hour a week during the school day sharing a variety of activities to boost academics, social/personal skills and character development.

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BIGS IN BLUE

​Bigs In Blue/Bigs with Badges is a mentoring program where men and women in law enforcement are matched as adult mentors to same gender youth in their community. This program is designed to give youth a positive adult role model while also strengthening the relationship between law officials and at-risk youth in the community. 

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