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Latest News. From the Community. For the past thirteen years, Harold has exclusively provided his technical and analytical expertise to non-profit and child-serving organizations such as the American Cancer Society and the Atlanta Public Schools. Since July he has overseen the technology operations and strategy at BBBSMA as it successfully leverages technology to impact and improve the outcomes of its one-to-one mentoring programs.
She joined the agency in and has over 16 years of experience working in the mentoring field. Prior to her current position, she worked as the Mentoring 4 Georgia Program Manager. We understand each person will bring their own unconscious biases and lived experiences into a mentoring relationship. We encourage volunteers to seek to overcome their unconscious biases and strive to embody the following traits:.
The Littles in our program come from a variety of backgrounds and have many different interests. Our interview process will help to match you with your perfect Little.
We match children ages and they remain a part of the program until high school graduation. We recommend that you keep a consistent schedule of outings and get together on a regular basis. Your local agency will provide more guidance on this. The quality of the time you invest with your Little is more important than the amount of money you spend.
The goal of the relationship is to help your Little see the world through a different lens so you can inspire your Little to become something they never thought possible.
If you are going to spend money, we encourage you to seek out low-cost activities, especially in the beginning. Play a game together or share that pizza that you were going to have for lunch anyway. As a Big, you may also receive notices for free tickets to cultural and sports activities for you both to enjoy. Share an activity that gives you something in common to talk about.
Go to the library, check out a book and read together. Buy a comic book to read together. Play a board game. Go on a nature walk. Hit a bucket of golf balls at the local driving range. You want to select activities that give each of you a chance to learn more about one another. For children, playing can be learning.
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