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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
OF SOUTH TEXAS
Address:
202 Baltimore, San Antonio, Texas 78215
Phone Number: (202) 225-6322 Email: Info@BigMentor.Org
How It Works:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Texas serves children in Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kerr, and Nueces counties. Big Brothers and Big Sisters become a friend to your child and help them with setting goals, solving problems, communicating with others and making good decisions. The agency encourages volunteers to meet either weekly or bi-weekly with their Little Brother or Little Sister.
In the community-based program, the Big and Little “matches” are encouraged to participate in everyday activities such as playing sports, watching movies, washing the car or attending an agency-sponsored event.
In the school-based program, Bigs visit Littles at their elementary or middle schools for one hour, once a week. During that time they can eat lunch together, read, work on homework or simply talk.
No matter which program your child chooses, all volunteers must go through a careful screening process. The steps to becoming a volunteer cover a wide range of bases in order to provide you and your child with the best possible match.
In the end, you will have a say as to whom your child becomes matched. Our professionally-trained staff interviews all of the parents, children and volunteers that come into the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. The information from these interviews is then later used by the Enrollment Specialists to assist in deciding which volunteer would make the best match with your child. After this volunteer is found, an Enrollment specialist will provide you with basic information about the proposed volunteer and get your permission to proceed with the match.
Getting Started:
Children must:
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live in Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kerr or Nueces counties
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be between the ages of 5 -14 years old
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be assessed to need extra guidance and support
If your child meets these basic requirements, simply call 210-225-6322 to sign up for an Orientation Meeting or complete our online Parent/Youth Inquiry form. You may also download and fill out the Parent/Youth Inquiry form offline and mail or FAX it to our office. Microsoft Word version. PDF version. (Note: You need Adobe Acrobat to view/print the PDF version. If you don't have it, you can download if free here.
Reviewed/Updated: March 2, 2006