Big Brothers Big Sisters is the nation’s preeminent youth-service organization. With a century of experience in matching volunteer Bigs with children, Big Brothers Big Sisters has the model and method for making mentoring relationships strong, fun, and happy. Big Brothers and Big Sisters are the cornerstone of our organization but most importantly, friends to children. They share everyday activities, expand horizons, and help their Littles to experience the joy in even the simplest events. Within these little moments lies the big magic of the relationship between a Big Brother or Big Sister and their Little.

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring can help children overcome the challenges of poverty, dangerous neighborhoods and poor school performance. Recent statistics show that children who are matched with an adult mentor are 77% less likely to begin use of illegal substances and 48% interact better with their families.

Your local Big Brothers Big Sisters serves thirteen counties across northeast Indiana and south central Michigan. In 2008, we served 1805 children and we are track for 2009 to serve more than 1800 children across these counties.

Your role in this effort to help at-risk youth cannot be over stated: making your community aware of the challenges and asking for their support is what Bowl For Kids Sake is all about.

Have you thought about becoming a mentor to a child in your community? There are children in your area waiting to be matched with a caring adult who just wants to hang out with them. Click here to learn more about our programs and how you can get involved and make a difference in the life of young person.

If you would like more information, please contact our agency at 1-888-456-1600, go to our website www.bbbsnei.org or email us at 114.info@bbbs.org.