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- EIN 36-2681212
- (312) 207-5600
- 560 W Lake St Fl 5 Chicago IL 60661 USA
- www.bbbschgo.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Adult & Child Matching Programs, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Children & Youth, Youth Development
Mission: Our Mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 1,728 youth
Geographic areas served: Cook, DuPage, and Lake Counties in Illinois, Lake County in Indiana
Programs: We currently serve over 1,700 children ages 7 to 19 in one-to-one mentoring relationships throughout the greater Chicagoland area. Our mentoring programs utilize individual mentor-mentee relationships to affect positive, measurable and sustainable change in the lives of participating children, their families, and their broader communities. Each match is unique, building upon the personalities, life experiences, interests and assets of the mentor and child and is closely monitored and supervised by a full-time trained staff member that is an integral part of each match.