For Parents/Guardians

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In partnership with you, we work in Lubbock and the surrounding Texas South Plains communities, toward this mission, guided by our vision.

We've created this Parent/Guardian Guide for you as a resource.

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Our Mission:
Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Our Vision:
All youth achieve their full potential.

A study found the impact of children matched with a Big Brother/Big Sister includes:

Bear greater confidence

Are more likely to stay away from drugs and alcohol

Possess higher aspirations

Build durable, healthy relationships

OUR WORK INCLUDES:

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focuses on identifying children who can benefit from one-to-one mentoring.
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recruits, screens and prepares volunteers to become mentors.
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creates positive matches based on interests and needs.
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track outcomes annually and report the impact our program has on our community.

Looking to match your child(ren) with a Big?

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After entering your zip code and completing a short form, your application will be sent to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lubbock. One of our Lubbock Area team members will receive your application and will contact you.

The child resides within the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lubbock Service area as defined by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Crosby, Cottle, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, Yoakum

A child must be 6 to 15 years old to enroll in our program. Matched youth in the program can remain enrolled until their 18th birthday or they graduate high school.

Both the child and parent must be open to forming a relationship with the volunteer, if the child is from a family with shared custody, both parents must agree to the child’s participation in the program.

The parent and child must maintain consistent communication with the agency and the volunteer (Big Brother/Big Sister).

The parent and child must follow agency rules, procedures, and guidelines at all times.

* BBBS has the right to deny or terminate program participation of a volunteer or child at any time if deemed necessary.

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