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| Formation | September 18, 1913 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
| Legal status | Charity |
Region | Canada |
| Services | Mentoring programs |
National President & CEO | W. Matthew Chater, M.Ed. |
Volunteers | 21,300 |
| Website | http://bigbrothersbigsisters.ca |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a non-profit federation charity offering a youth mentoring program, founded in 1913. The Big Brothers Big Sisters movement in Canada provides services to 41,700 youths. [1]
Programs
Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies offer mentoring programs for Canadians. In the one-to-one mentoring program, one youth and one adult mentor meet twice a month for at least one year. Big Brothers Big Sisters also operates group mentoring programs for teenagers and clubs. [2]
In 2013, the Boston Consulting Group conducted a research study on the impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs. The study concluded that every dollar spent on Big Brothers Big Sisters results in a $18–23 social return on investment. [3]
History
The youth mentoring movement began in the United States in 1904, [4] when New York City court clerk Ernest Coulter saw more boys coming through his courtroom. He thought that these were the results of parenting, and he set out to find volunteers. The program began with 39 volunteers, mainly friends of Coulter. In 1916, Big Brothers had spread to 96 cities across the United States. [5]
In 1912, similar events took place in Canada, and the first Canadian Big Sister agency was formed in Toronto. [6] In 1913, the first Canadian Big Brother program began in Toronto. Both groups continued to work independently until 1977, when Big Brothers of America and Big Sisters International joined forces and became Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. In 2001, a merger occurred between the two Canadian organizations; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada was then formed. [5]
References
- ^ "About Us - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada". Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada". www.charityintelligence.ca. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "Making It Happen for Canada - BCG's Partnerships and Projects for Social Impact" (PDF). Boston Consulting Group. January 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "History of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America". Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "100 Years of History". bbbst.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
- ^ Robinson, Helen Caister (January 1979). Decades of Caring: The Big Sister Story By Helen Caister Robinson. ISBN 9780919670341. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
