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Community Based Mentoring Program:

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_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:

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_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 at the following:

Manitowoc
- Franklin Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Stangel Elementary School

Kiel
- Kiel Middle School
- Zielanis Elementary School

Valders
- Valders Elementary School

Two Rivers
- Koenig Elementary School


Match Events / Special Volunteers:

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_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 fundraising events like our Bowl For Kids' Sake and Golf Fore Kids are also held.


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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Manitowoc County, Inc. is a United Way agency.
810 Washington Street
Manitowoc, WI 54220
Phone:  (920) 684-7445
Fax:  (920) 684-1316
email: bbbs@bbbsmantycounty.org
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