We provide young people, in need of additional support with a caring mentor and positive role model that can help expand their horizons, realize their potential and enrich their futures – changing their lives.
It works – kids with a Big Brother or a Big Sister excel in their personal and academic lives.
Children supported through a match are:
Click on an outcome to see an important fact:
85% of the adult-addicted population started their lifestyle of abuse before the age of 18,
(Glenn Barnes, Chair of the Champlain Addiction Coordinating Body)
High school dropouts cost Canada’s Social and Criminal Justice systems more than $1.3 billion per year,
(study done by Simon Fraser University researcher Olena Hankivsky)
Low self-esteem reduces a person’s ability to plan for the future, take responsibility for their actions, and to believe they can make meaningful choices that will help them live with respect and dignity.
(Correctional Service of Canada)
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