EMPOWER POTENTIAL
$8,000,000 CAMPAIGN
IMAGINE IF...
THE VISION TO
Empower Potential
This campaign will specifically focus on expanding and sustaining our operations by centralizing our corporate office to reach more children through high-quality mentoring and creating a prominent new youth mentoring center accessible to our families.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast
For over 50 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast has been matching youth in meaningful, enduring, professionally supported mentoring relationships with adult volunteers who defend their potential and help them achieve their biggest possible futures.
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ evidence-based approach is designed to create positive youth outcomes, including educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence, and improved relationships. This past year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast has served over 1,500 youth across a 10 county footprint.
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INSPIRE POTENTIAL
Just as we inspire our youth to achieve their potential, our youth, their families, and the community inspire us. While partnering with many local organizations and businesses, here’s a sampling of the leading-edge offerings our Mentoring Center will bring to the community (Littles, their Families, Bigs, Staff, & the Greater Community):
- A STEM Center
- Creating Art & Graphic Design
Summer Reading Program
Tutoring
Workforce Development - Career Exploration- Post-High School Preparatory Sessions
- Finance Savvy
Internet Safety
Environmental Sustainability- Nutrition & Healthy Meals
- Strengthening Mental Health
- Resource Center
NEWS
When You Put
“Bigs” With “Littles”
Good Things Happen!
Bob Williams, the Host of Sarasota Stories asks insightful questions of Joy for his podcast.
NEWS
How Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Transformed Six Sarasota Nonprofits
In more than one case, the Scott grant was the largest individual gift in the nonprofit’s history.