Little Moments equal Big Magic for both "Bigs" & "Littles".
Community Based Mentoring Program:
Children, primarily from single parent households are
matched to caring mentors. Matches can be Big Brother with Little
Brother, Big Sister with Little Sister or cross gender matches including
Big Sister with Little Brother, Big Couple with Little Brother or
Sister, Big Family with Little Brother or Sister, Big Teen Sister with
Little Sister and Big Teen Brother with Little Brother. The objective of
the Community Based Program is to prevent problematic behaviors by
providing a caring supportive friend who the child can trust and confide
in. Goals are to help each child reach his / her highest potential
through improving school performance, improving peer / family
relationships and increasing self-esteem and confidence. Another goal is
to have the child experience new hobbies and interest in an effort to
use leisure time productively, decreasing the likelihood of drug and
alcohol use, and develop a sense of responsibility to assist the child
in becoming a competent, confident and caring adult.
School Based Mentoring Program:
With the School Based Mentoring Program, volunteers from
area companies, organizations or the public at large are matched with
children enrolled in local schools. Typically volunteers meet with the
children one hour per week at the school. Mentors select either the
"Lunch Buddies" Program or "After School" Program to meet with their
"Little". At the "Lunch Buddies" program mentors spend time in social
activities to help develop the child's social skills. With the "After
School" Program, mentors spend the first 30 minutes helping children
with their homework and the last 30 minutes in social activities.
- We currently have School Based mentoring programs set up at:
- Koenig Elementary School in Two Rivers
- Franklin Elementary School in Manitowoc
- Jefferson Elementary School in Manitowoc
- Monroe Elementary School in Manitowoc
- Madison Elementary School in Manitowoc
- Jackson Elementary School in Manitowoc
- Stangel Elementary School in Manitowoc
- Kiel Middle School in Kiel
- Zielanis Elementary School in Kiel
- Valders Elementary School in Valders
Match Events:
Match events are held monthly for current matches and
also for kids who are ready to be matched. During the match events,
children can be matched for the day with a "special volunteer" (a
volunteer who currently prefers this option to a traditional match).
These activities normally are offered at no cost and may include
attending a Bucks game, horseback riding, roller-skating, Halloween
party, etc. See our Up Coming Events page for more details.
Annual events like our Bowl-A-Thon and Golf Fore Kids are also held. See our Annual Events page for more details.
Annual events like our Bowl-A-Thon and Golf Fore Kids are also held. See our Annual Events page for more details.
