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Program: | School Based Mentoring |
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Street: | 825 18th St. |
City: | Charleston, IL 61920 |
Web Page: | http://www.joinsomethingbig.org/ |
Email: | [email protected] |
Phone: | (217) 348-8660 Fax |
Phone: | (217) 348-8741 Office |
Operating Agency: | Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Agency Type: | Private, Non-Profit |
Person In Charge: | Stacey Rios,Executive Director |
Hours: | 1 hour per week during the school year |
Fees: | None |
Eligibility: | Call for details |
Area Served: | Arcola Elementary, Altamont Elementary, Atwood-Hammond Elementary, Williams Elementary, Mattoon Middle School , Riddle Elementary and Carl Sandburg Elementary, Lincoln Elementary School |
Ages Served: | Children in schools listed - call for details |
Appt. Necessary: | For interview only |
Handicapped accessible: | Yes |
About: | Provides school based mentors for referred elementary students at Arcola Elementary; Altamont Elementary, Atwood-Hammond Elementary; Riddle and Williams Elementary, Mattoon; Carl Sandburg, Charleston and Lincoln Elementary School. Mid-Illinois Big Brothers Big Sisters matches youth with high school age or older volunteers in professionally supervised school-based mentoring relationships to encourage youth to maximize their ability to become confident, competent, and caring individuals. |