Welcome!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Livingston
County has been providing children with mentors since 1980. Our
service is based on a One-To-One relationship between a
volunteer and a child in need of a friend.
Volunteers serve as friends, mentors, and
role models, helping children (who are primarily from
single-parent homes) gain greater self-confidence. “Bigs”
encourage “Littles” to realize their potential and see
themselves as having happy and successful futures.
The Search Institute,
a national research firm, conducted a study examining the effect
of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring on youth and found that,
compared to their peers, Little Brothers and Little Sisters who
met with their Bigs regularly were:
- 46% less likely to start using drugs
- 27% less likely to start drinking
- 52% less likely to skip a day of
school
- 37% less likely to skip a class
- 1/3 less likely to hit someone
- More trusting of their parents/
guardians
- Less likely to lie
- Felt more supported and less
criticized by their peers and friends
Big Brother and Big Sister mentors have
influenced the lives of hundreds of children through the years.
In 2008, 503 children were matched with their own mentor in
Livingston County alone.
The menu on the left side
of this page will direct you to more information about us, what
we do, and how we do it (including our
Mentoring
Activities).
News and Events
Big Brothers Big Sisters Yard Sale
Indoor / Outdoor Yard Sale
Friday, June 26, 2009 9am-6pm
At our office: 1004 Pinckney Rd., Howell
Drop off your no longer needed, gently
used items to us anytime between now and June 25th. Then come
and shop on Friday, June 26th.
For more information please call
517-546-1140.
All of the proceeds go to support
mentoring in Livingston County.
Child Restraint Law
Effective July 1, 2008 all children under
8 years old and under 4' 9" tall must be in a child restraint
while driving in a vehicle. A child restraint can be a car seat
with harness straps or a booster seat used the the vehicle's lap
and shoulder belt.
This law will affect some of our
community-based Bigs. Parents will have to let the volunteer
borrow their child restraint when the volunteer takes their
child on an outing.
For more information visit
www.michigansafekids.org/newlaw.php
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Big Brother Bob and Little Brother EJ, matched for 9
years, are always finding a new restaurant to try together.
Big Sister Valerie and Little Brother Mateo love
getting together. They see each other every Sunday no matter
what’s going on.
Big Brother Scott and Little Brother Ryan like to
hunt and go bowling together
Big Sister Jennifer and
Little Sister Mikayla have fun being girly with each other.
“She feels special a lot having a “Big Sister” and someone else
who cares/works with her.” ~ Mrs. Shaw, teacher at Latson Road
Elementary
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