Corporate Volunteer Opportunities With Big Brothers Big Sisters
YOUR WORKPLACE CAN MAKE A BIG IMPACT
Big Brothers Big Sisters School to Work Workplace Mentoring Program offers companies and their employees the chance to be matched in one-to-one mentoring relationships and to participate in skill-developing activities at the workplace during work hours.
This unique business volunteer opportunity provides your employees the opportunity to be an inspiring mentor to a Little and make a positive impact in their lives while promoting team building, leadership skills, and community engagement within your company.
SCHOOL TO WORK MENTORING COMMITMENT
| Our Role | Provide on-going case management for the workplace mentors and their littles, as well as provide session content and guidance for activities. |
| Workplace Role | Facilitate onsite mentoring for the program and provide resources for the matches. |
| Big Role | To build a strong, trusting mentor relationship with the student assigned to you by committing to two years of consistent mentoring at the workplace on a monthly basis. |
| Little Role | Actively participate in their mentor relationship by sharing their needs, aspirations for their career, expressing their feelings and providing on-going feedback to their mentor and the BBBS case manager. |
FACTS ABOUT OUR SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAMS
The School-to-Work program is designed for teens with an emphasis on careers. The mentoring takes place within a workplace environment. Conversely, traditional BBBS matches span ages 5 to 18, take place in the “real world,” and don’t focus specifically on career-minded teens.
8:45 AM
Students arrive onsite with the assigned BBBS coordinator
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Students participate in a workshop
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Students shadow their mentor in the workplace; matches are provided with activities and conversation starters
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Students and mentors have lunch. BBBS Coordinator will provide activities to engage matches
12:00 PM
BBBS Coordinator and students leave to return to school
When companies offer team volunteering opportunities or employee volunteering programs, they benefit. A study conducted in 2022 by Stanford researchers shows that volunteering improves employee health and organizational outcomes through bonding with coworkers and enhanced identification with employers (JOEM). In a survey of more than 5,000 full-time workers by Ares Philantropy, researchers found that 79 percent of employees who volunteer through work-sponsored programs (such as paid leave or sponsorship for employees pursuing volunteer opportunities), compared to 55 percent who don’t volunteer this way.
Benevity research also indicates that providing employees with volunteer opportunities results in a 39% lower turnover rate among employees who volunteer versus non-volunteers. When employers added volunteering to their workplaces, they reported at 57% reduction in turnover overall. Similarly, a study by Engage for Good found that 64% of millennial employees reported having a stronger sense of loyalty to employers that are socially responsible.
We welcome all industries and types of business! Here are our current School to Work partners:
- Ana G. Mendez University
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County
- Broward County Convention Center of Greater Fort Lauderdale
- JM Family Enterprises
- MedPro Healthcare Staffing
- Memorial Hospital West
- Miramar Police Department
- Public Defenders Office
- State Attorneys Office
- The Grant Cardone Foundation
GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY:
OPEN YOUR DOORS TO THIS BIG OPPORTUNITY.
CALL 954.584.9990 OR E-MAIL US TO ENROLL IN OUR PROGRAM TODAY!
Youth in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward Program*
*Based on our Annual Report 2024