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- EIN 39-1274696
- (920) 498-2227
- 520 N Broadway Ste 220 Green Bay WI 54303-3417 USA
- www.bbbsnew.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: To make a positive difference in the lives of youth through professionally supported mentoring relationships with measurable impact.
Programs: Big brothers big sisters provides professionally supported mentoring relationships through community-based and site-based match programs. These programs are designed to build self-confidence, improve the ability to express feelings, develop interests or hobbies, encourage academic commitment, and develop trusting, respectful relationships with others. Big brothers big sisters served 602 youth during 2017. When compared with their peers, youth matched in our program showed:- 97% improvement in socio-emotional competence (social acceptance, parental trust, educational expectations, etc. )- 97% improvement in avoidance of risky behaviors (attitudes toward - smoking, drinking, drugs, hitting, etc. )- 92% educational success (scholastic competency, grades, truancy, etc. )