Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin & District

Social Service

About

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin and District creates individual and group mentoring relationships between adults and youth. Mentorship is a two-way, learning and development partnership where the young person needs are placed at the center. Young people’s brains are still developing, mentoring can support that process through back-and-forth interaction like the volley in a good game of ping-pong. Mentoring is an important way to give youth experience with these essential back-and-forth relationships, developing them into healthy young people better able to deal with and overcome life’s adversities.

Our Impact

Many children and youth in Canada struggle with societal barriers and face adversities in their lives like detrimental living conditions, family violence, risk factors for mental health, school issues and identity challenges.

These circumstances have nothing to do with the value of who they are or who they can become, but because of these situations, children and youth risk not having the opportunity to live up to their full potential.

Even worse is the possibility of continuing cycles of poverty and crime or developing mental health issues.

This comes at a cost to the young person, and to society.

With the guidance and support of a mentor, these risks can be reduced or even avoided, and youth are reminded they can be anything they dream of being.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a Federation comprised of 108 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country. Together we mobilize over 21,300 volunteers who in turn mentor 41,700+ children and young people.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dufferin and District

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892676479 RR0001

How your gift will be used

Our mentoring programs give children and youth in our communities the opportunity to reach their full potential. Your gift will ensure quality and consistency in all of our mentoring programs so that every child has the opportunity to realize their full potential. Your generous donation will help youth in Dufferin and District today, and long into the future.

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