About Us

Mission Statement
Big Brothers Big Sisters serves children throughout the community by placing them in a professionally supported one-to-one relationship with mentors committed to helping them grow in their understanding of themselves and the world around them and also committed to encouraging them to believe in themselves and their dreams.

Vision Statement
As a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the largest national network of mentoring organizations serving children, families, and communities, Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Alabama has a vision to develop the resources, environment, and strategies, to provide caring adults in the life of every child in West Alabama who will benefit from the program.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Alabama builds professionally-supported, dynamic relationships which unite children with committed volunteers, primarily on a one-to-one basis, transforming their lives, and enriching families, communities, and society. Our work is as elementary as putting a friend into a child's life, and as essential as putting hope into a child's future.

Purpose and Goals
Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children meet the challenge of growing up and gives them the opportunity to fulfill their potential. Parenting is a tough job for anyone in today's society, and it is particularly difficult for parents trying to cope with multiple roles and responsibilities. The primary goal of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is to augment the emotional resources of a family by fostering a quality relationship between an adult volunteer and a child; A relationship rich in the essential positive attention needed by a child to enable him or her to develop a stronger sense of self-esteem, a vision for the future, and improved relationships at home and at school. In addition to the goals of providing friendship and a positive role model, being matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister should:

- Improve the child's sense of self worth
- Support the child's efforts to do better in school, academically and socially
- Provide the child with new experiences to expand his or her horizons
- Enhance the child's ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with peers and adults
- Improve the child's ability to function in society today and tomorrow.

 

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