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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS and BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS announce partnership
May 18, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS and BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS announce partnership
[St. Joseph County, Indiana] – Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)– Southern Lake Michigan Region and the Boys & Girls Clubs (BGC) of St. Joseph County are excited to announce a new partnership.
This joint initiative will not only provide children in the BBBS program with a place to meet with their Bigs, BGC will also provide children on the BBBS waitlist a scholarship to join the Boys & Girls Club.
“I am so excited about this new partnership,” says LaTasha Bosse, Regional Vice President of Programs for BBBS. “This bridges a current need for youth that are ready to be matched with Big Brothers Big Sisters to start getting involved right away with the excellent programs of Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County. Their youth will also have the chance to be matched, so that they get the one-on-one time with a Big at the Clubs. What a win-win!”
“We have a shared vision to ensure that success is within reach for every young person in this community,” says Jacqueline Kronk, Chief Executive Officer for BGC. “Both of our models have shown that having a positive and meaningful relationship with an adult role model plays a significant part in that. With this collaboration, we can effectively reach and serve more kids.”
For more information on how to enroll your child or to become a big, please visit www.becomeabig.com.
Big Brothers Big Sisters – Southern Lake Michigan Region facilitates and fosters mentoring relationships between youth and adults to create opportunities and experiences that build confidence and help youth succeed in life. We create positive, generational impact that includes the reduction of risky behaviors and increase lifelong success. Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.
Since 1974, Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Joseph County has enabled and inspired young people, especially those who need Clubs most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. BGCSJC serves more than 1,600 young people annually at Club sites in South Bend and Mishawaka. Learn more at bgcsjc.org.
Contact:
LaTasha Bosse, Program Operations Director
(574) 830-5013
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