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- EIN 77-0348487
- office@slobigs.org
- (805) 781-3226
- 142 Cross Street Suite 140 San Luis Obispo CA 93401 USA
- www.slobigs.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Adult & Child Matching Programs, Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Single Parent Agencies
Mission: Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Results: Children in our programs are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college, they're more likely to have positive relationships with their peers and families, and they're less likely to engage in negative behaviors like taking drugs and skipping school.
Target demographics: vulnerable local youth connect with volunteer mentors
Direct beneficiaries per year: 250 children
Geographic areas served: San Luis Obispo County
Programs: Our community-based program creates strong and enduring relationships by connecting vulnerable local youth with volunteer adult friends. Volunteers are thoroughly screened and professionally trained in order to insure child safety. Volunteers and children spend at least six hours a month exploring shared interests and developing positive stable relationships. Volunteers enrich children's lives by modeling healthy choices and providing connection with their community. Our professional staff provides individualized case management to each match relationship and hosts educational and enriching group activities for all program participants. The agency conducts regular baseline and followup surveys to ensure long-term positive results.
Our school-based program allows us to double impact, serving two children with every mentor relationship. A group of carefully selected high school and college students travel to their partner elementary school once each week for the entire school year. Older and younger students are paired for ongoing relationships built upon one-on-one interactions and occasional group activities such as doing homework, playing sports, or making crafts. The younger students gain confidence while the older students build leadership skills. The exposure to new ideas and opinions offered by both the mentors and elementary students from differing backgrounds expands both groups' horizons.