Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Big Brothers, Big Sisters History & Funds The Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization began in New York back in the year 1904. It all came from a court clerk who noticed an increasing number of boys in the courtroom. Taking this issue into consideration, he realized that with some friendship and guidance from adults these kids could possible see themselves getting out of trouble. This very idea is what lead to the creation of the organization. The court clerk gathered some of his friends who were willing to mentor male youth. On the other hand, a group called Ladies of Charity started to provide a similar program but for girls. After many years, these two organizations merged in 1977 to create Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Since then, it has spread through the country to be in all 50 states and 12 countries within the world. Locally, the Big Brothers big Sisters of Tucson was founded in 1963. The organization receives its funds through various means such as “local fundraising from business, faith and educational communities, as well as through private and public foundation support” (Radelet, 2009). Goals The organization has two major goals for youth that promote skills necessary to better their lives. These goals include providing children with “strong and enduring, professionally…

No matter how well prepared, every program has its drawbacks, or disadvantages. Different people may require different environments in order to feel adequate enough to be comfortable so they do not feel any pressure to use any of the resources and tools that MODEL may provide. Basically, this may be a result of too much or too little structure within the program. Hopefully the faculty-mentor meetings can communicate well to create flexibility and balance within the program so that no one…

we as a group will be accountable to Jenny Bates of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters. At the end of this project, we will we accountable to the whole Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. Mission Tigers in Blue is working with Big Brothers Big Sisters to create a positive relationship between law enforcement and children of the community. This program will give children, as well as all members of the community, a positive view of the law enforcement who serve them. Law enforcement members will…

My family and I started helping Big Brothers and Big Sisters in 2010 and continue to do so to this day. In Gallup, there are two major fundraising events, The annual Bowl for Kid’s sake and the Annual Golf Tournament. My contribution to the to the events are; setting up before, taking down after, cooking, running errands, occasionally fundraising, organizing and helping during the events when they need help. Every month they host activities for the adults and kids that are in the program during…

Communication Audit Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization focused on encouraging and empowering the youth of the community. With locations to seek mentorship in Calgary, Airdrie, Okotoks, and Cochrane, the organization has a strong outreach to maximize their impact. The company’s vision statement being, “that every young person realizes their full potential” (bbbscalgary.ca, 2018), reflects the impact they are trying to achieve. This being emphasized further in…

established itself as the new “normal”, especially by oneself. This brings to light the importance of keeping a watch on society as a whole and standing up to gain the attention of others when something is wrong. It’ll be too late if the institution is already established and people are used to it, because the one man’s difference then becomes nothing and his stand means nothing to anyone, as shown in 1984. As George Orwell reveals what happened to Wilson, the one man who took a stand when it…

of a totalitarian nation present in Orwell’s imagined utopia, Oceania. In his critically esteemed novel, 1984, George Orwell creates a perverse utopia in which totalitarianism thrives and the ruling power vanquishes the social rights of civilians. The dystopian novel follows Winston, the thirty-six-year old protagonist of the story, and his journey to survive under the Party’s rule in London. The nominal leader of Oceania, “Big Brother”, serves as a symbolic figurehead of dominance and control…

The two texts 1984 by George Orwell and “Fake News” by Michael Lynch both discuss fake news and falsified information both including and excluding government affairs and what implications it could have on the people of a society or country. However 1984 is a science fiction text whereas “Fake News” is a non-fiction text that focuses on real world issues similar to those discussed in 1984. However, both texts raises the same question of why do we put so much trust into the government and fake…

(AGG) In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury explores what happens to a society in which knowledge and memory are regulated by the government. (BS-1) In the novel, the government uses technology to distract their citizens from the hidden truth. (BS-2) By doing this, the government gains power and control over their people. (BS-3) Eventually, the individuals in society are harmed both physically and mentally by their loss of knowledge. (TS) Ray Bradbury’s message in Fahrenheit 451 regarding…

In what way can two plus two equal five? In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984”, Orwell writes how the government has everyone believing only what they want them too. A way one can see this is through the destruction of language and how it is used to manipulate people. In the novel, we see a man who lives in dystopian future in place called Oceana, which is present day London. Everyone in this society is being run by the party which rewrites history to control the people. So one can ask…