Big Brothers Big Sisters provides carefully screened and trained mentors to children in the Greater Kansas City area. Children can enroll beginning in the 2nd grade and through the 11th grade. Mentors spend time with their “Little” 2-3 times a month exploring Kansas City and building a friendship. Professional Match Support Specialists conduct regular check ins to make sure that the friendship is developing and offer resources to the match and the family. Children in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City program report higher self esteem, better grades and feeling more prepared for education after high school. High school graduation rate is 100% among high school senior Littles and BBBSKC begins offering specialized match support beginning in the 8th grade to encourage education, employment, college and career planning and explorations, ACT test preparation, internships and scholarships for additional education after high school graduation.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides carefully screened and trained mentors to children in the Greater Kansas City area. Children can enroll beginning in the 2nd grade and through the 11th grade. Mentors spend time with their “Little” 2-3 times a month exploring Kansas City and building a friendship. Professional Match Support Specialists conduct regular check ins to make sure that the friendship is developing and offer resources to the match and the family. Children in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City program report higher self esteem, better grades and feeling more prepared for education after high school. High school graduation rate is 100% among high school senior Littles and BBBSKC begins offering specialized match support beginning in the 8th grade to encourage education, employment, college and career planning and explorations, ACT test preparation, internships and scholarships for additional education after high school graduation.