OUR PROGRAMS:
Community-Based Mentoring
Big Brother and Big Sister volunteers provide children and youth – our “Littles” individualized time and attention on a regular basis, typically 4 times a month, for two to three hours.
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During unstructured weekly or bi-weekly outings, filled with conversations and shared activities, they develop a relationship that helps youth manage the everyday challenges
that are part of “growing up.”
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During the time with their Big, children gain new skills, explore new interests and test behaviors that expand their experience base beyond their family or neighborhood.
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School-Based Mentoring
Volunteers offer children and youth individualized time and attention on a consistent basis, with the venue being the child’s school. Teachers and school counselors identify those children who may benefit the most from an extra caring adult in their lives. Volunteers and children meet regularly every week during the school year utilizing the resources available within the school: computer labs, the library, the gym, a classroom, or the schoolyard. ​
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Whether they play board games, or read the newspaper together, their relationship promotes a positive school experience for the child: good attendance, positive peer and adult relationships, a positive attitude, and academic enrichment. As their friendship evolves over time, volunteers and children discover ways to make school and learning fun. When matches continue from one school year to the next, volunteers experience the satisfaction of watching their Littles achieve success in school.
YOUTH PROTECTION
School Based/Committee for Children, Personal Safety Curriculum (Talking About Touching)
Talking About Touching is designed for kindergarten through third grade and helps students develop skills that will keep them safe from dangerous and abusive situations and learn to ask for help when they need it. The curriculum includes the following: learning car and bike safety, asking first - accepting gifts and going with people, saying no to unsafe touches and telling,
learning traffic safety, safe touches, dealing with unsafe touches, and learning fire safety.
This program first began at West Elementary and with the help of a community collaboration has been able to expand to all Butte elementary schools. Currently Big Brothers Big Sisters trains the youth and teachers in kindergarten through third grade throughout the school district.
Community Based Youth Protection
The Community-Based Youth Protection trainings have been mandatory since 1986 and are designed for all incoming volunteers and children (with their parents/guardians) that want to be enrolled and matched in our Community Based program. These trainings are mandatory and teach our children about the different types of abuse and make sure they have the proper tools and knowledge on how to protect themselves. The youth protection programs are designed appropriately for each age group and type of enrollment (parent-child or an adult volunteer enrollment).
EVERY CHILD HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DO SOMETHING GREAT.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN OUR LIFE CHANGING PROGRAMS CONTACT US TODAY!