This week Kat sits down with Emmitt Edwards, a recruiter for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Minnesota.
Big Brothers Big Sister is a mentoring agency in the community, covering Morrison, Benton, Stearns, Sherburne, and the northern tier of Wright Co. Their goal is to find youth, called “littles,” and match them with an adult mentor “Bigs” in the community. Their mission is to create and support 1:1 mentor relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. The organization primarily serves youth aged 7-17, through their community and school based programs.
Currently there are 100 kids on a wait list for Bigs in Central Minnesota. There is a need for male mentors, and female mentors are needed as well. There are a variety of ways to act as a Big, including with another adult partner or as a family unit. They ask: what do you like to do? Any activity you can think of, there is a little somewhere in the area who is waiting to do that activity!
Currently BBBS of Central Minnesota is working on their back to school campaign, to get 100 new inquires for being a Big for a waiting Little.
Find Big Brothers Big Sisters online:
https://www.bigdefenders.org/ways/
https://bbbs.tfaforms.net/4841561
https://www.facebook.com/BigDefenders
Instagram: @bbbsofcentralmn
(320)258-4537
Find SCAUW online:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sherburneunitedway
Instagram: @scauw
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