About Us |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters is a life changing preventive program that will ultimately reduce the need for possible future juvenile justice and school disciplinary intervention when the child is older and/or becomes an adult. There will always be a need for mentoring services as the number of single parents continues to grow within the county however, for those Littles that participate in the program the need for future intervention is greatly reduced. | ||
In the words of Dr. Peter Benson of the Search Insitute, "If Big Brothers Big Sister didn't exist; we'd have to reinvent it now." |
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| History - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County
was founded in 1997 by a group of community volunteers concerned about at-risk youth in Ocean
County. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County is a not-for-profit youth agency, an affiliate of
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and a certified United Way Agency. The agency is governed
by a Board of Directors comprised of volunteers committed to the vision of mission of the agency.
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| Community - Recognizing the need for awareness and foundation in the community we have strengthened our community recognition through membership/involvement in the following organizations, agencies and groups: | ||
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| We have a partnership with Naval Air Engineering Station in Lakehurst
for our Military Mentoring Partnership. We have currently trained 30 Navy Officers to
become Big Brother/Big Sisters in our community-based prgrams as well as a site-based program
on the Base. |
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| Recognition 2006
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| Our CEO, Sue Sedivec, has won Exceptional Woman of the Year from WJRZ in 2007,
the Constance Weaver Award in 2003 and 2007 and has recently been named one of the Top 40 Movers
and Shakers in Ocean County by the Asbury Park Press. Sue currently serves as President of the State
Association of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Sue recently was awarded the "Hometown Heroes" award at a
celebration at Hemingway's in Seaside Heights by the Toms River, Ocean County Chamber of Commerce. |
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Our Services |
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| We mentor children, ages 5 to 17, throughout Ocean County. We provide
Community-Based and School-Based Mentoring Programs. Community-Based Mentoring helps build a cultivating relationship with a child by providing them with skills to manage every day challenges. Through simple friendships, children discover a world of possibilities and opportunities. School-Based Mentoring focuses on creating an inviting environment in the child's school. As the High School Bigs and their Littles' friendship evolves, they both discover ways to make school and learning fun. |
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Did you know... |
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Our mentoring programs work! National research has shown that positive relationships
between youth and their Big Brothers and Big Sisters have direct and measurable
impact on children's lives. By participating in our youth mentoring programs,
Little Brothers and Sister are:
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