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YOUR
GENEROSITY
GOES A
LONG WAY
 Your
investment
is
needed
to give
a child
a mentor
and to
provide
professional
support
to each
match
relationship
to
ensure
that it
is
moving
in a
positive
direction.
We are
experts
at
mentoring
and
we’re
efficient
with
your
dollars.
We use
volunteers
and
partner
institutions
to
stretch
your
dollars
further.
You
support
returns
many
times
the
investment
and is
good for
our
community.
Your
donation
means
fewer
kids in
trouble
in
Fairfield
County.
More
children
with a
"Big" in
our
community
means:
• More
of our
community's
children
making
positive
life
choices
• More
children
doing
better
in
school
• More
kids who
get
along
better
with
their
families
and
friends
• Fewer
children
resorting
to
violence
as a way
to solve
their
problems
Big
Brothers
Big
Sisters
was
selected
by
Forbes
Magazine
as one
of its
top ten
charities.
With
your
dollars:
• We
recruit
volunteers
and
carefully
screen
each
volunteer
before
pairing
him/her
with a
child.
• We
interview
each
potential
Big, and
each
Little
and
their
family.
• We
maximize
child
safety.
• We
provide
each
"match"
with
close
support
by a
professional
social
worker.
• We
provide
family
support,
direct
assistance,
referral
and
intervention
services.
• We
sponsor
cultural
/
educational
/
recreational
enrichment
activities
to
expose
children
to
healthy
new
experiences.
• We
provide
volunteers
with
orientation,
training
and
enrichment
opportunities
to help
them be
more
effective
mentors.
• We
organize
group
mentoring
activities
for
children
who are
waiting
to be
paired
with a
Big
Brother
or Big
Sister.
In
its 2003
survey
of 200
large
charities,
Forbes
Magazine
selected
Big
Brothers
Big
Sisters
as one
of its
top ten
charities,
making
the
publication's
"gold
star"
list of
charities
which it
believes
are
worthy
of donor
consideration.
The
magazine
rated
these
non-profits
on how
efficiently
they
collect
and
distribute
dollars,
focusing
on three
critical
categories:
charitable
commitment,
fundraising
efficiency,
and
donor
dependency.
This
year,
Charity
Navigator
once
again
gave Big
Brothers
Big
Sisters
the
4-star
"exceptional"
rating
(the
highest
possible)
for its
efficient
financial
management
and
growth.
We are
proud of
these
accomplishments
and
strive
to build
on our
success,
with
your
support.
Donate
Now
Become a
Big Now
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