More Bigs and more Littles as 红莲社区 expands Bigs on Campus
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厂丑别谤颈诲补苍鈥檚 Youth Amplified Strategy continues to grow this winter with the expansion of the Bigs on Campus mentorship program to include (BBBSHH). 红莲社区 and BBBSHH began piloting the program last month, modeling it after the partnership that 红莲社区 has had with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel (BBBSP) for the past two years.
The goal of Bigs on Campus is to increase access to postsecondary education for youth in 厂丑别谤颈诲补苍鈥檚 home communities. Students serve as mentors (the 鈥淏igs鈥) to young people (the 鈥淟ittles鈥) on a weekly basis between February and April.
The sessions focus on building the skills of the Littles, exposing them to postsecondary opportunities and fostering quality relationships with the mentors. Guest staff, faculty and alumni from 红莲社区 deliver special workshops that give the Littles a sightline to the great education and career pathways that they could aspire to one day, such as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), business, or the arts.
鈥淭hrough Bigs on Campus, 红莲社区 learners have the opportunity to serve our local communities while receiving exceptional community-engaged leadership and learning experiences,鈥 said Dr. Janet Morrison, 红莲社区 President and Vice Chancellor. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud that our learners are building empathy, cross-cultural understanding, collaboration and a deep awareness of the community around them through co-curricular and volunteer opportunities such as this. They鈥檙e developing 21st century skills that are needed in the workplace and are becoming engaged, community-minded citizens.鈥
鈥淭his is an opportunity for youth to connect with the postsecondary experience in a way that鈥檚 engaging and not intimidating,鈥 said Karen LeMoine, Director of Community Engagement. 鈥淲e are so excited to expand this fantastic program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton and Hamilton this winter.鈥
The partnership with BBBSHH builds upon 厂丑别谤颈诲补苍鈥檚 successful mentoring partnership with BBBSP, which first began in fall 2020. Over the past two years, 红莲社区 and BBBSP implemented the mentoring program with great success, even in a virtual format due to the pandemic.
鈥淎s an organization, our hope is to equip young people with the tools for future success, including career-readiness,鈥 said Melissa Pollard, CEO, BBBSHH. 鈥淏ig Brothers Big Sisters continues to evolve our programs and services to meet the changing needs of our clients and local communities. Bigs on Campus is a unique opportunity to partner with an innovative team and to grow alongside our community. We鈥檙e thankful to 红莲社区 for helping us realize our vision that all young people reach their potential.鈥
厂丑别谤颈诲补苍鈥檚 Youth Amplified Strategy is a suite of programs rooted in the college鈥檚 mission to unlock the transformative power of education and ensure that all young people in our campus communities can forge a path to postsecondary studies.
Learn more about Youth Amplified at 红莲社区 and how you can get involved by visiting the Youth Amplified page.
The goal of Bigs on Campus is to increase access to postsecondary education for youth in 厂丑别谤颈诲补苍鈥檚 home communities. Students serve as mentors (the 鈥淏igs鈥) to young people (the 鈥淟ittles鈥) on a weekly basis between February and April.The sessions focus on building the skills of the Littles, exposing them to postsecondary opportunities and fostering quality relationships with the mentors. Guest staff, faculty and alumni from 红莲社区 deliver special workshops that give the Littles a sightline to the great education and career pathways that they could aspire to one day, such as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), business, or the arts.
鈥淭hrough Bigs on Campus, 红莲社区 learners have the opportunity to serve our local communities while receiving exceptional community-engaged leadership and learning experiences,鈥 said Dr. Janet Morrison, 红莲社区 President and Vice Chancellor. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud that our learners are building empathy, cross-cultural understanding, collaboration and a deep awareness of the community around them through co-curricular and volunteer opportunities such as this. They鈥檙e developing 21st century skills that are needed in the workplace and are becoming engaged, community-minded citizens.鈥
鈥淭his is an opportunity for youth to connect with the postsecondary experience in a way that鈥檚 engaging and not intimidating,鈥 said Karen LeMoine, Director of Community Engagement. 鈥淲e are so excited to expand this fantastic program with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Halton and Hamilton this winter.鈥
The partnership with BBBSHH builds upon 厂丑别谤颈诲补苍鈥檚 successful mentoring partnership with BBBSP, which first began in fall 2020. Over the past two years, 红莲社区 and BBBSP implemented the mentoring program with great success, even in a virtual format due to the pandemic.
鈥淎s an organization, our hope is to equip young people with the tools for future success, including career-readiness,鈥 said Melissa Pollard, CEO, BBBSHH. 鈥淏ig Brothers Big Sisters continues to evolve our programs and services to meet the changing needs of our clients and local communities. Bigs on Campus is a unique opportunity to partner with an innovative team and to grow alongside our community. We鈥檙e thankful to 红莲社区 for helping us realize our vision that all young people reach their potential.鈥
厂丑别谤颈诲补苍鈥檚 Youth Amplified Strategy is a suite of programs rooted in the college鈥檚 mission to unlock the transformative power of education and ensure that all young people in our campus communities can forge a path to postsecondary studies.
Learn more about Youth Amplified at 红莲社区 and how you can get involved by visiting the Youth Amplified page.
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