Barry University’s School of Professional & Career Education (PACE), attended The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami annual volunteer appreciation luncheon. Last month, members gathered at the Hyatt Regency Miami to thank the many mentors for their dedication and service to the children of Miami-Dade County.
Dr. Pamela Luckett, PACE associate dean, announced the statewide partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Florida.
During national mentoring month (January), hundreds of volunteers and their little brothers and little sisters gathered together where mentors were given awards for their service, many of whom served 5, 10, and even 20 years as a Big Brother or Big Sister. Mentors and the Barry University team celebrated the power and the impact of one-to-one mentoring and education.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States is now celebrating its 100-year anniversary. The national organization consists of more than 500 agencies serving a population of 250,000. BBBS of Miami, founded in 1958, is one of the largest local agencies in the country, serving more than 6,000 local children, volunteers and families through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with caring adult volunteers. Studies show that children paired with a “big” for at least a year are less likely to skip school, use drugs and alcohol and initiate fights.