KIDS NEED MENTORS NOW
MORE THAN EVER.
Red Bus Trip in Glacier Park for Big Brother Big Sisters NW Montana
Red Bus Trip in Glacier Park for Big Brother Big Sisters NW Montana
Giving During The Great Fish Challenge Is Simple!
Click the link below to be directed to our dedicated online portal hosted by the Whitefish Community Foundation:
We couldn't do what we do without community and corporate support.
THANK YOU!
Great Fish
Community
Challenge
USE OF FUNDS: Funds will support general programs that provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
OUR WORK IS URGENT
Our BBBS NW Montana kids are starved for consistency and normalcy in their lives. The pandemic and social unrest we are experiencing has brought myriad new challenges to families who already had more than their share. They deserve a mentor to help them navigate successfully into the future.
Our Littles face much greater exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than the general population.
Social Isolation can both increase the likelihood of ACEs such as exposure to domestic violence, abuse and neglect AND compound the effects of trauma and adverse childhood experiences.
ACEs can have lasting negative effects on mental health and physical well-being throughout life.
Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring relationships protect against harmful effects of ACEs, and help young people with childhood trauma.
Once we are through this immediate crisis, we know that our children and families will continue to feel lasting, profound effects. Our work could not be more urgent.
Sourced by BBBS of America
44%
vs
30%
Our Littles
National Average
Total annual household income less than $20,000
66%
vs
34%
Our Littles
National Average
Live in single parent household
26%
vs
7%
Our Littles
National Average
Worries a lot
22%
vs
12%
Our Littles
National Average
Are lonely, sad and cry a lot
