Expansion of Site Based Mentoring Program (2024-2025)
In our endeavor to support more youth in the Eastern Coachella Valley, we've built a partnership with the Mecca Boys & Girls Club to deliver Site-based mentoring after-school hours and throughout the summer. The children, referred to as "Littles," will span the ages of 6 to 12, while our volunteers, known as "Bigs," will be high school and college students aged 15 to 21. Each child “Little” will be connected to a mentor “Big” who will spend 4 to 8 hours a month together with them at the site location focusing on rebuilding socialization skills, improving mental health awareness and improving academic proficiency.
Contact: Judy Tobin May, Executive Director
Email: JudyM@bbbsdesert.or
Youth One-to-One Mentoring ( 2023-2024, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2017-2018, 2016-2017, 2015-2016)
The objective of the project is to extend the scope and effectiveness of Big Brothers Big Sisters by expanding the number of children benefiting from our mentoring program. The project will involve several key strategies to achieve this goal: Recruitment, Enrollment, Assessment, Match Support, Training and Evaluation.
The pandemic has had a negative impact on younger children, with 22% of parents of elementary-age children reporting worsening of their child’s mental and emotional health along with academic loss. Parents/guardians are more aware than ever that it takes a “team” working together to help kids get back to a more normal life. The Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring model plays a key role in helping families and children building bridges of understanding and creating meaningful relationships by connecting volunteers (Bigs) with youth (Littles) in a structured one-to-one mentoring relationship that is monitored and supported throughout the life of the match relationship.
Contact: Judy Tobin May, Executive Director
Phone: (760) 568-3977
Email: BBBSDesert@aol.com
