Mentoring
Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area (BGCBigs) Earns Key Acknowledgement from the City of Edmonton To celebrate, BGCBigs is launching a campaign to recruit more than 1,000 volunteers in the next year Edmonton – September 16, 2022 – Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and…
Read MoreDid you know that youth who have mentors are statistically more likely to excel than those who do not? That’s what our programs are all about, providing the best possible outcome for the children in our communities. Unfortunately, demand exceeds supply. We have over 1500 children currently waiting to be matched with a mentor. Over…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Lac La Biche is part of the service delivery area for Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs). They provide positive mentoring relationships for children and youth in the community. BBBS Lac La Biche relies on the generosity of the community’s time and resources…
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This year brought the inception of a partnership between the MacEwan Griffins men’s and women’s teams and Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area (BGCBigs) to support the students of Spruce Avenue Junior High School. Students from Spruce Avenue who would benefit from mentorship, were able to travel to MacEwan…
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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] On Sunday, April 22nd, youth from Boys & Girls Club Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton & Area attended a free yoga class in Ford Hall. Ford Hall is located in Rogers Place and can be used…
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Walking through the halls of this particular elementary school, it wasn’t uncommon to see Justin* sitting outside the classroom he’d just been put out of for one negative behavior or another. Just starting out – in second grade – with so much ahead of him, this boy was labeled as a “Behavior Student”, an unfortunate…
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