The Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program is a non-profit organization that was established in 1904 in New York. The program’s goals was to help children achieve their max potential by providing each child with a professional one-to-one mentor. This organization is the oldest and largest organization in the United States for helping children across the country of all ages and all communities. The program is a Community based mentoring program that supports the development of healthy adolescents by interacting with kids that would be subject to common situations in a typically poor environment. The mentors address the youths needs by being a positive leaders which will leads to in a reduction of poor decisions, prevents negative mindsets,
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By having connections of positive social and supportive mentors who make a committed to help reach each child reach the necessary goals in life. They also conduct a professional relationship with the adolescents, and ensure the child that he or she can trust them. This provides the child to feel more socially accepted and supported. When a child is more socially accepted, they have a reduced chance of engaging in mischievous acts that could land them in any potential negative situations or environments. This is where the adolescents begin to see a more positive outlook on life and development a more productive lifestyle. Author Dagmar Mcgill stated, “As we approach the 21st Century, the nation is at a critical crossroad: Will we continue to react to youth violence after the fact, becoming increasingly punitive and locking more and more of our children in adult prisons? Or will we bring a more healthy balance to our justice system by design- ing and implementing an effective violence prevention initiative as a part of our overall approach to the violence problem? We do have a choice.” That choice is by developing more centers and access for children who do not have the proper resources to reach their maximum potential. (par. 25 …show more content…
More goals seem to get accomplished in the child’s life, when the mentor and the child get together on a regular basis. According to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, “Goals that are usually accomplished are higher grade in school, better attendance, and improved relationships.”(par. 1) A study was conducted that was an 18 month evaluation of the program from 1991-1993. Eight program were selected from a diverse geographical standpoint, with over 1,138 children who were given mentors. The age ranges of the adolescents ranged from 10-16, and over 60% were male, 56% came from minority groups, and the majority of them came from low-income communities. The family history of the the adolescents usually involved a background in substance abuse, family violence, or both. The adolescents in the ground had to under go over 12 months consultations with their mentors of meetings at least 3 times a month, and averaged 4 hour per session. (Crime Solutions, Study 1) The outcomes from the study showed that the children who were placed with a mentor and completed the study were 46 percent felt less likely to use drugs, and 27 percent less likely to be subjected to alcohol abuse compared to those who didn’t have mentors. There was also an evaluation on the behavior and violence, and the adolescents with mentors felt 32 percent less likely to engage in a violence when
By having connections of positive social and supportive mentors who make a committed to help reach each child reach the necessary goals in life. They also conduct a professional relationship with the adolescents, and ensure the child that he or she can trust them. This provides the child to feel more socially accepted and supported. When a child is more socially accepted, they have a reduced chance of engaging in mischievous acts that could land them in any potential negative situations or environments. This is where the adolescents begin to see a more positive outlook on life and development a more productive lifestyle. Author Dagmar Mcgill stated, “As we approach the 21st Century, the nation is at a critical crossroad: Will we continue to react to youth violence after the fact, becoming increasingly punitive and locking more and more of our children in adult prisons? Or will we bring a more healthy balance to our justice system by design- ing and implementing an effective violence prevention initiative as a part of our overall approach to the violence problem? We do have a choice.” That choice is by developing more centers and access for children who do not have the proper resources to reach their maximum potential. (par. 25 …show more content…
More goals seem to get accomplished in the child’s life, when the mentor and the child get together on a regular basis. According to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, “Goals that are usually accomplished are higher grade in school, better attendance, and improved relationships.”(par. 1) A study was conducted that was an 18 month evaluation of the program from 1991-1993. Eight program were selected from a diverse geographical standpoint, with over 1,138 children who were given mentors. The age ranges of the adolescents ranged from 10-16, and over 60% were male, 56% came from minority groups, and the majority of them came from low-income communities. The family history of the the adolescents usually involved a background in substance abuse, family violence, or both. The adolescents in the ground had to under go over 12 months consultations with their mentors of meetings at least 3 times a month, and averaged 4 hour per session. (Crime Solutions, Study 1) The outcomes from the study showed that the children who were placed with a mentor and completed the study were 46 percent felt less likely to use drugs, and 27 percent less likely to be subjected to alcohol abuse compared to those who didn’t have mentors. There was also an evaluation on the behavior and violence, and the adolescents with mentors felt 32 percent less likely to engage in a violence when