Mission
Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Ruling year
1948
Principal Officer
Pam Iorio
Main address
2502 N. Rocky Point Dr. Suite 550
Tampa, FL 33607 USA
EIN
23-1365190
NTEE code
Big Brothers, Big Sisters (O31)
Children's and Youth Services (P30)
Family Services (P40)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Nationwide, research shows that more than 8.5 million kids grow up without a mentor. Big Brothers Big Sisters of America supports agencies across the country as they recruit, screen, and train mentors, called “Bigs,” and match them with youth, called “Littles.”
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
One to One Mentoring
Big Brothers Big Sisters supports over 150,000 community and site based one-to-one matches. Volunteers and youth are screened and matched in a one-to-one relationships based on interest and suitability.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of youth who demonstrate that they avoid risky behaviors
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
One to One Mentoring
Context Notes
Based off of the number of youth who took a follow-up survey each corresponding year. The percentage of youth who demonstrated avoidance of risky behaviors is an average of 95% each year reported.
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed positive relationships
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
One to One Mentoring
Context Notes
Based off of the number of youth who took a follow-up survey each corresponding year. An average of 93% of youth demonstrated developing a special relationship with an adult each year reported.
Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed social skills (e.g., interpersonal communication, conflict resolution)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
One to One Mentoring
Context Notes
Based off of the number of youth who took a follow-up survey each corresponding year. The percentage of youth who demonstrated social acceptance/peer relations is an average of 94% each year reported.
Number of youth mentored
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
One to One Mentoring
Context Notes
Over the past 10 years, BBBS has served nearly two million youth through one-to-one mentoring. BBBS has focused on the quality of matches and the length of matches has increased year over year.
Number of mentors recruited
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
One to One Mentoring
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America supports agencies as they create mentoring relationships that empower youth to reach their full potential. Our programs are designed to help youth increase their self-esteem, do better in school, improve relationships with parents, avoid risky behaviors (such as smoking and drinking), and avoid involvement in the juvenile justice system.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America provides agencies the training, leadership, governance, technology, branding, and partnerships they need to have an impact in their communities.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s Affiliate Support, Training, Marketing & Communications, Youth Protection, Fund Development, Grants, Research, and Information Technology departments are staffed with professionals dedicated to the mission of creating change in communities around the country.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been matching youth in one-to-one mentoring relationships with volunteers and supporting those relationships to make sure youth are on a path to reaching their full potential. In the past 10 years, we have served nearly 2 million children. We will continue to be the gold standard of youth mentoring and to continually improve our data, our programs, and our outcomes.
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Operations
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
Board of directorsas of 07/08/2019
Kenneth Burdick
WellCare Health Plans
Term: 2018 - 2020
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
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