A $12,000 grant from Flint Hills Resources, Big Brothers Big Sisters has expanded its mentoring program for Davis Middle School and White Elementary School students.  Twelve volunteers from Alpha Phi Alpha, Omega Psi Phi and Kappa Alpha Psi fraternities have stepped up to serve as mentors as part of  the BBBS African-American Mentoring Initiative Advisory Council.

The Council was formed in 2010 as a result of BBBS’ partnership with the three largest African-American fraternities to encourage more volunteer mentors for African-American youth.  Twenty percent of students on the Big Brothers Big Sisters waiting list are African-American, while only 5 percent of volunteers are African-American. Of the African-American volunteers, less than 2 percent are male.

Click here to see a news report on the event. A special thanks to KABB Fox-29 News for covering attending.