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- EIN 59-2173085
- (727) 518-8860
- 918 West Bay Dr Largo FL 33770-3224 USA
- www.bbbstampabay.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Children & Youth
Mission: To provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
Programs: Our agency's singular program is comprehensive mentoring. 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. A simple but powerful mission which serves as the foundation for what we do. Thanks to dedicated volunteers and generous donors we're able to serve children from all walks of life. Within our comprehensive mentoring program, volunteers (bigs) and children (littles) spend time together either in the community or at an assigned site location. Community based participants may choose outings such as going for a walk, working on arts and crafts, taking a bike ride, or watching a sporting event. Site based participants may meet with their little brother or little sister one hour a week at a near-by school and may choose activities such as reading, games, or even just talking about school and/or life. In our school to work, high school students at partner schools meet with mentors for 4 hours each month at partnering corporate locations. During this time, children participating in this site based program component have an opportunity to participate in career readiness training, such as resume writing and job shadowing, while developing the 1:1 relationship with their 1:1 mentor. The overarching objective for each match is to form a positive 1:1 relationship.