Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region - Pennsylvania

our mission: to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. by partnering with parents/guardians, volunteers and others in the community we are accountable for each child in our program achieving: - higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships - avoidance of risky behaviors - educational success the need: thousands of children throughout cumberland, dauphin, lebanon and perry counties face adversity that threatens their ability to fulfill their potential. mentoring programs: our proven mentoring approach - which involves recruiting, screening, interviewing, training, matching, supporting, evaluating - is a top model for improving children's lives and futures. - community-based mentoring - volunteer mentors and their mentees meet on the weekends or after school to form a friendship. - site-based mentoring - volunteer mentors and their mentees meet at the