Big Brothers and Big Sisters is a charitable organization dedicated to helping children growing up in lone parent families to achieve their full potential through mentoring programs with caring responsible adult volunteers.
The purpose of the regular program is to match boys and girls 6 to 16 years of age from lone parent families with caring, reliable adult volunteers who provide friendship and guidance to the child through this one-to-one relationship.
The volunteer and the child share their interests and activities together for a few hours each week. The role of the volunteer Big Brother or Big Sister is to serve as a friend and role model to help the child develop greater self esteem enabling him or her to grow up to be a responsible citizen.