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Within every child, there is the potential to achieve success in their adult lives. But for some children, the path to success can be difficult. A caring adult who provides positive role modelling can make all the difference. Big Brothers and Sisters of Ajax-Pickering provides children with mentors through a variety of programs including Big Brother and Big Sister one-to-one match, In-School Mentoring for both boys and girls, and/or Couples for Kids. Research studies have shown that children in our programs do better in school, have better peer relationships and are more likely to go on to post secondary education. It takes just one ... one person who cares about a child. Please make a donation to make a difference in the life of a child. Invest in a child today and you will be building a better tomorrow.

Since 1958, we have operated under the belief that every child has the ability to succeed and thrive in life if given the opportunity. Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami Valley's mission is to ignite the power and promise of youth by making meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers and youth, ages 6 through 18. We do this while being guided by our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Well-Being, Inclusion, Diversity and Relationships. We are active in Montgomery, Preble, Greene, and Miami county, and are proud to serve thousands of individuals each year.

COMMUNITY MATCHING One volunteer matched with one child, meet a couple of hours each week for a minimum commitment of a year. Big Brothers and Sisters are at least 18 years of age. All that is expected is that they spend time on a consistent basis with a child mainly from a single parent home and develop a healthy relationship. COUPLES MATCH A Big Couple is two people who are given the unique opportunity of building a two-to-one friendship as opposed to our regular one-to-one friendships. Meet a couple of hours each week for a minimum commitment of a year. IN-SCHOOL MENTORING An adult or high school student 16 years of age or older is matched with an elementary student. One hour a week, at school, for the school year, during school hours. GO GIRLS! Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds is a mentoring program designed to encourage physical activity participation, healthy eating choices, and the development of a positive self-image, among girls ages 12 to 14.

We believe that every child should have the opportunity to reach their potential. Serving as role models our mentors teach by example the importance of giving and giving back, staying in school, respect, confidence to learn new skills, and grow into healthy, positive contributing adults. We believe that by opening a child's eyes to what is, opens their minds to what could be. Each time we introduce a child to a caring mentor we start something special - a life changing relationships built on friendship, trust and empowerment. Guided by a team of qualified caring staff we have been impacting lives in Red Deer and area since 1976.

We provide screened and trained, volunteer adult mentors to young people in need of additional friendship, throughout the Okanagan. Our programs include traditional matches between volunteer "Bigs" and their "Littles" , aged 7 -16, from single parent families. We also offer an In-School Mentoring Program, which requires less time from the volunteer and involves a weekly get-together with a youngster on school premises.

Big Sisters began matching girls with a Big Sister in Edmonton in 1972. Big Brothers started in Edmonton in 1980. The two organizations merged in 1990, and have grown from serving under 100 children in 1990, to serving 2700 children in 2008. Our goal is to serve 5000 children by 2013. Our two "traditional" matching programs have grown to ten programs today, meeting the diverse needs of children in the communities we serve.

Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth, and to be a credible social justice organization embedded in our community.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Butte Silver Bow has been serving our community for 50 years. Our vision is that all children achieve success in life. Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John has been making a positive difference in the lives of children and youth in our community by developing and implementing a wide range of volunteer based mentoring programs since 1972. Each time we pair a child with a volunteer we start something incredible - a life-changing relationship built on trust, friendship and empowerment. Our mentors teach by example the importance of giving and giving back, of staying in school, and of having respect for family, peers and the community. Imagine the possibilities if every child had the opportunity to reach his or her full potential.

Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver is a registered charity and community-based organization that has been operating in the Lower Mainland since 1957. We offer friendship-based mentoring programs for at-risk boys and girls. Traditionally, we have matched boys who have limited to no contact with their fathers with carefully screened and trained adult male volunteers. Times have changed, as have our volunteers and the needs of our community. In response, we have developed a menu of programs to suit the diversity of our communities and the busy schedules of our volunteers. We have also expanded our service area to include communities from across the Lower Mainland, Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshine Coast. We currently serve the following areas: Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Delta, New Westminster, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Surrey, White Rock, Tsawwassen, Squamish, Whistler and the Sunshine Coast.

Since 1960, Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland has been making a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable girls by providing them with positive, female mentors. Serving the Greater Vancouver area, we are an accredited member agency of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, with solid commitments to mentoring and child safety. Our Little Sisters are girls between the ages of 7-17 who may be suffering from low self-esteem or social isolation as a result of poverty, family distress, recent immigration or other life challenges. Serving as role models, our volunteer mentors teach by example the importance of giving and giving back, of staying in school, and of having respect for family, peers and community. We offer 3 mentoring programs: Big Sisters, Study Buddy, and Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds. Each time we pair a child with a mentor, we start a life-changing relationship built on friendship, trust and empowerment.

Founded in 1914, YouthLink is an accredited youth mental health centre and United Way member agency. Over the years, we have helped thousands of youth and their families get their lives on track to a better future. Our staff is professional and experienced and includes social workers, child and youth workers and youth peer educators. Our programs for youth 12-24 in Toronto are provided at no cost to the participant and include: - walk-in and ongoing counselling services for youth and families - a positive parenting program and individual family support - programs to engage youth in Scarborough's high-needs neighbourhoods - A full-time residence for young women - affordable co-op housing in four locations throughout Toronto - Family support for youth with intellectual disabilities - an inner city centre for street youth that includes a drop-in, housing support, medical and legal services, employment preparation and life skills workshops.