Your donation creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the potential in our community’s children.
Supporting youth during their formative years creates a clear pathway to high school graduation, including a plan for their future. This leads to more stable, healthy, and productive adults contributing to society.
The results speak for themselves:
- Over 95% of youth graduate high school, compared to the statewide graduation rate of 81%.
- Over 90% avoid risky behavior like drug use and violence.
- Over 75% feel a strong sense of belonging among peers.
- Finally, BBBS graduates earn 15% more lifetime income and close 2/3 of the economic inequality gap on average.