
Community-Based Programs
Community-based mentoring offers a flexible way to connect a young person with a positive role model, by matching kids aged 6 to 17 years with volunteer mentors in one-to-one mentoring relationships. In this program, mentors and young people work together to determine goals for their mentoring relationship. Then, they spend time together engaging in activities that support that goal and activities they both enjoy.
Bigs communicate with parents and guardians to schedule meet-ups at times that work for everyone. Big/Little matches in this program are eligible to attend our Match Activities (free events hosted twice a month by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound).
Community-based mentoring is a proven approach that helps youth build confidence, set goals, and form lasting memories through shared experiences. This tried-and-true model has been in place throughout the nation for over 100 years and is what most people think of when they hear of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
How Our Staff Support Mentoring Relationships
There are three key parts of every community-based mentoring relationship: the mentor, the child, and the parent or guardian. Our dedicated match support team schedules regular check-ins with each to provide support and oversight of the relationship.
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