Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grande Prairie and area have been making an impact.
The mentoring program provides youth with a positive, adult role model to talk to and share the experiences of growing up with.
Through regular outings, a relationship is developed between the mentor and the mentee, which is built on trust and common interests and is supported by their experienced case workers.
BBBS creates individual and group mentoring relationships amongst adults and youth.
Mentorship is two-way, learning and development partnership where the young person needs are placed at the centre.
Because young people’s brains are still developing, mentoring can support that process through back-and-forth interaction like the volley in a good game of ping-pong.
Mentoring is an important way to give youth experience with these essential back-and-forth relationships, developing them into healthy young people better able to deal with and overcome life’s adversities.
For more information to become a mentor go to gp.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca