$625,000 GRANT AWARDED BY THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP)
Agency to Develop “Second Chance Mentoring Project” in Partnership with the Texas Youth Commission
San Antonio, TX (September 25, 2009)—Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas was awarded $625,000 in funding over the next three years to provide mentoring to juvenile offenders being released from Texas Youth Commission facilities.
The “Second Chance Mentoring Project” will employ an innovative peer mentoring strategy. This program will be supported by the Big Brothers Big Sisters evidence-based service delivery system and incorporate frequent contact between the mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters staff members, the youth offender, and the Texas Youth Commission staff.
This award will allow Big Brother Big Sisters to provide critical mentoring support to youth as they transition and reintegrate into their community. The youth in South Texas face multiple challenges that often lead to making negative choices. Youth offenders are more at risk as they transition back to the community. Having the support of a peer mentor can provide a different perspective for the offender.
To hear an interview conducted by Texas Public Radio with big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas CEO Denise Barkhurst about the Office of Juvenile Justice grant, please click
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Our 2010 Big Brother of the Year, Theo Sumler, and his Little Brother Ephraim were recently featured by the San Antonio Express News.
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Representatives from the three largest African American fraternities call for more mentors for minority youth
Big Brothers Big Sisters has formed a collaborative partnership with Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi, three of the nation’s three largest African American fraternities in the country. The partnership’s purpose is to encourage more African American volunteers to step up to mentor more African American children, particularly males.
Joining Big Brothers Big Sisters for this important announcement on the steps of City Hall were former Spur Bruce Bowen, State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon, City Councilor Ivy Taylor, former City Councilor Art Hall as well as representatives from the Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi fraternities.
February is Black History Month and all four organizations are eager to launch the partnership during a time that coincides with a celebration of the African American culture.
The event was covered by the local media, and KSAT-12 filed a report which can be viewed here.
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Woodforest Charitable Foundation management joined by branch managers of Woodforest National Bank present a $1500 check to Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas. The Woodforest Charitable Foundation was created by Woodforest National Bank. Formed in 1980, the Woodforest family of banks has assets of approximately $3.2 billion and services more than 770,000 customers with branches in fifteen states. |
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTH TEXAS HONORED AS AACOG 2009 CORPORATE CITIZEN
AGENCY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR IMPACT MADE IN THE ALAMO AREA AT THE
2009 ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL AWARDS
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| AACOG Representatives presented Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas with the 2009 Corporate Citizen of the Year Award. Pictured L to R: Medina County Judge James Barden, Karnes City Mayor Don Tymrak, Steve Hester of Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas and Comal County Commissioner Jay Millikin |
SAN ANTONIO, TX, June, 3, 2009—Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) will honor Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas with the 2009 Corporate Citizen of the Year Award. AACOG will announce the winners of the 2009 AACOG Regional Awards at a ceremony and reception following their Semiannual Meeting.
Big Brothers Big Sisters received the award because of the agency’s contribution to the significant positive advancement of the region and communities in the twelve counties of the Alamo Area to include Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, and Wilson Counties.
AACOG’s mission is to enhance the lives of all residents of the Alamo Region by working in mutual respect and partnership with all levels of government, the business sector, and the community at large to meet regional challenges and to create regional strengths. AACOG is a voluntary association of cities, counties, and special governmental districts.
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