Bbbsofsangamonco.com
Title
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sangamon County
Description
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sangamon County, Inc. (BBBS) was organized and incorporated in 1972. A group of ten members of the community recognized a need for a mentoring program that focused on positive youth development. During the first year of the organization, 50 children were matched with positive adult mentors (Big Brothers and Big Sisters). During the first two years, the program was run strictly by volunteers, many of whom worked out of their own homes. In 1976, BBBS hired its first Executive Director, Debra Beard, who served the agency for nearly 30 years. In 1999, after identifying the need for mentoring services in Christian County, Big Brothers Big Sisters expanded its services to include Christian County, and an office opened in Taylorville. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sangamon County became Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sangamon County, also serving Christian County. In 2004, BBBS served nearly 807 children through a variety of positive youth development programs. In 2005, Bob O’Donnell was hired at Executive Director.
Big Brothers Big Sisters offers one-to-one mentoring relationships to children who have been referred to us, either by a parent or a teacher. We serve children in Sangamon and Christian Counties through both the Community Based and Site Based Mentoring programs.
We are well on our way to reaching our goal, but we cannot do it without the help of our great volunteers or continued support from the community!
Contact
- KB Computer Consulting
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- Springfield IL
- United States 62712
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- +1.2175290108
