Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Huntingdon County
Gail Clapper, County Coordinator
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Huntingdon PA 16652
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814-643-6955 |
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814-644-9083 |
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Mission: Helping children in need reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one, mentoring relationships with volunteers.
Vision: Successful mentoring relationships for all children, who need and want them, contributing to better schools, brighter futures, and stronger communities for all.
Reasearch shows:
In 1992 and 1993, some 959 boys and girls in eight states, ages 10-16 entered into a historic experiment. Half the children were matched with a Big Brother or Big Sister, while the other half were assigned to a waiting list, or control group. On average, the matched children met with their Big Brother or Big Sister about three times a month for at least one-year.
And the results? Researchers found that 18 months later, the Little Brothers and Little Sisters were:
- 46%
less likely to begin using illegal
drugs
- 27% less likely to begin using alcohol
- 53% less likely to
skip school
- 37% less likely to skip a class
- more confident of their performance
in school work
- less
likely to hit someone
- getting
along better with their families
