* 37% less likely to skip a class* More confident of their performance in schoolwork* One-third less likely to hit someone* Getting along better with their families* For more information or to become a mentor for an Isbell Middle School student, please contact Kimberlee Ramirez, program coordinator at 805-910-6641. During the school year, she is based in the outreach office at the school. If you are a high school student or know of a high school student who would like to become a mentor in the School Based Mentoring program at Glen City, McKevett, or Barbara Webster Elementary Schools, please contact Lucy Castro, program coordinator at 805-914-4165. During the school year, she is based in room 128 at Santa Paula High School.Big Brothers and Big Sisters come from different walks of life, yet they share a common interest: a genuine concern to make a positive difference in the life of a youth. When children have a mentor and feel good about themselves, the ripple effect is AMAZING: they have a positive influence on their friends, their families, their schools and their communities. You do not have to change your life to change their life!
Big Brothers Big Sisters goal to recruit volunteer mentors
July 04, 2008
Santa Paula News
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County goal is to recruit volunteer mentors to help young people achieve their full potential.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County goal is to recruit volunteer mentors to help young people achieve their full potential. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County carries the national philosophy to our local Isbell Middle School and Glen City, Mc Kevett and Barbara Webster Elementary Schools. Isbell Middle School is the first middle school in the county to have a mentoring program tailored specifically to providing adult mentors from Santa Paula to local students who need positive role models in their lives. The mentoring program is aimed at serving children who need and want a mentor. So far, this school year we have been able to provide seventeen mentors for seventeen Isbell students. There are 30 Isbell Middle School students ready to be matched and waiting for an adult mentor-someone to Be a Friend...Be a Mentor..to just be there for an Isbell Middle School youth.When you were growing up, was there someone in your life - a teacher, coach, relative, neighbor, friend or boss who encouraged you and showed you the ropes? That person was a mentor to you. You can “pass it on” to the next generation by volunteering as a mentor to an Isbell Middle School Student through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County. It doesn’t take special skills just a willingness to listen, offer encouragement, and share what you have learned about life.In addition to the program at Isbell Middle School, 110 Santa Paula and Renaissance High School Students were “Bigs” to 160 elementary students at Glen City, McKevette, and Barbara Webster Elementary Schools. High school students volunteer a minimum of two hours each week during the school year and are matched with 1-3 elementary students spending quality time assisting with homework, playing sports/games and just being there as a caring friend.In a national independent survey, researchers found that children matched with a caring mentor were:* 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs* 27% less likely to begin using alcohol* 52% less likely to skip school
