Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee

Description

Services are provided through three primary one-to-one mentoring programs: - Community-based, where Bigs (volunteer mentors) and Littles (youth) meet weekly out in the community and the Big works alongside the parent or guardian for the growth of the child. Bigs and Littles spend 8-10+ hours together each month for a year or more, sharing activities such as library or museum visits, ball games, community service, and other everyday activities. - Site-based, where Bigs and Littles (aged 6-16) meet once a week at a school or after-school facility during the school year. Matches share educational and recreational activities such as board games, arts & crafts, outdoor recreation, or schoolwork. Educational & recreational materials support matches, and students are encouraged toward social-emotional and academic growth. - Site-Based Facilitated Mentoring: mentors ("Bigs") and youth ("Littles") aged 6-18 are brought together in mentoring relationships outside of the traditional Community/Site-Based structures. We created this option to provide flexibility for mentoring relationships in response to changing conditions in our service area, while maintaining standards that produce positive outcomes for children and youth. Site-Based Facilitated programming includes E-mentoring, High School Bigs, Sports Buddies, and Big Cousins.

Hours

Office: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; mentoring hours may vary from office hours.

Required Documents

Call or see website for details

Eligibility

Children ages 9-16 who desire a mentor and who will be in the Middle Tennessee area for the next year. Youth must reside in Davidson, Rutherford, Williamson, Dickson, Robertson, Cheatham, Sumner, Williamson or Wilson counties.

Fees

No fee

Intake Procedure

Inquiry, application, interviews. Call or see our website for more information.

Service Area

Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson

Geography Served

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Description

Helps children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with measurable impact. Matches (the term used to identify adult volunteer Big Brothers or Sisters and their Little Brothers or Sisters) meet weekly and spend time together on all sorts of activities from working on school assignments to attending a sporting event.

Hours

Office: Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; mentoring hours may vary from office hours.

Required Documents

Call for details

Eligibility

Adults wishing to mentor children

Fees

No fee

Intake Procedure

Each potential volunteer is heavily screened prior to placement. Screening includes: In-person interview, layered national criminal background checks, national and state sex offender registry checks, in-person training, reference checks from employers, family and friends, and routine ongoing support and monitoring of mentoring relationship conducted by an assigned Match Support Specialist.

Service Area

Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson or Wilson counties.

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers