Is your New Year’s resolution to volunteer? Start now with Big Brothers Big Sisters!

If your New Year’s resolution is to volunteer, why wait? There’s no better time like the present! Get a jump start on your 2017 resolution by signing up today! Become a Big Brother, Big Sister, or a Big Couple to a youth in Milwaukee or Waukesha County.

In our Community-based Mentoring Program, you meet with a child three to four times a month. You can shoot hoops, help with homework, or visit a local museum together - you and the child decide what to do and when to meet. We also have over 80 planned and staffed events free for you and your Little to participate in.

Children in our one-to-one mentoring relationships improve in school, avoid risky and delinquent behaviors, achieve higher self-esteem, and have stronger relationships with their parents and others.

In 2015, youth in our program achieved the following outcomes:

83% improved educational expectations

74% improved attitudes towards risky behavior

78% improved social skills like higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships

All volunteers must go through a thorough screening process which includes a formal application, a layered criminal background screening, reference checks and an in-person interview. Volunteers must be 21 years or older, able to meet three to four times per month for a minimum of two-years.

Visit www.bbbsmilwaukee.org/voluntee... to learn more about our volunteer opportunities. If you are ready to get started, call 414-831-4563 or email StartSomething@bbbsmilwaukee.org.