Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada
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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
[edit]Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies offer mentoring programs for Canadian youth. 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
[edit]The youth mentoring movement began in New York in 1904,[4] and, by 1916, Big Brothers had spread to 96 cities across the United States.[5]
In 1912, the first Canadian Big Sister agency was formed in Toronto.[6] In 1913, the first Canadian Big Brother program began in Toronto. In 2001, Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada, Big Sisters of Canada, and Big Sisters Association of Ontario merged to become Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
