Big Brothers Big Sisters

of Elk and McKean Counties

The Guidance Center

 

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How Your Money Helps

BBBS has been the nation's preeminent youth-service organization for nearly a century. Our service is based on our volunteers. We have a proven success in creating and nurturing relationships between adults and children.

Each year, individuals and organizations donate money, goods, services, and their time to Big Brothers Big Sisters. Without these generous contributions, we would not be able to serve hundreds of thousands of children in 5,000 communities across the country.

Our goal is to serve one million children by 2010. Your support brings us one step closer to reaching that goal.

Big Brothers and Big Sisters are, foremost, friends to children: They share everyday activities, expand horizons, and experience the joy in even the simplest events. Within those little moments lies the big magic that a Big Brother or Big Sister brings to the life of a young person.

Professionals in youth development support these individual, responsible relationships. Youth development experts agree that, in addition to their parents, children need additional supportive, caring adults in their lives. BBBS works closely with parents to match every child with the right Big Brother or Big Sister. Each potential Big is screened, trained, and supervised to help ensure that the relationship will be safe and rewarding for everyone involved.

Your donation support will help us reach many more children and change more lives. Your support helps us pay for:

The recruitment and training of a "Big" volunteer
The matching process of a child in need of a caring adult
Ongoing supervision and support of the match
Provide academic, vocational, cultural and social activities and programs to enrich the lives and opportunities for children and their families.

If your interested in making a donation, please contact either office for donation procedure information:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elk County Big Brothers Big Sisters of McKean County
Postal Address: Postal Address:
      The Guidance Center       The Guidance Center
      Big Brothers Big Sisters of Elk County       Big Brothers Big Sisters of McKean County
      25 Morgan Avenue       PO Box 411
      P.O. Box 217       83 South Marvin Street
      Ridgway, PA  15853       Smethport, PA  16749
Telephone: Telephone:
      814-776-1471       814-887-5591
Fax: Fax:
      814-772-9098       814-887-5666
Electronic Mail: Electronic Mail:
       bbbselk@penn.com       bbbsmckean@yahoo.com

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