Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters is a nationally recognized one-to-one mentoring
program and has over 600 agencies serving children between the ages of 5-18
nationwide.

Citrus County BBBS is a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pinellas County, Inc.
serving Citrus, Hernando and Pinellas County. As of August 2008 we
have over 125 matches in Citrus County. We also have a local leadership council
which advises our Citrus County operation and works as representatives to the
Citrus community. We currently employ four positions, including our Senior
Match Manager, Jennifer Grillo who oversees the staff and programs in Citrus
County as well as our community matches, a site-based manager who works at
our mentoring sites in partnership with Citrus County schools, recruits and
supports the matches, an office staff who handle incoming applicants
and our Community Outreach Manager, Sheree Monroe who is responsible for
partnering with local corporations, organizations and individuals to support the
volunteer and financial needs of the program. The mission is to help children
reach their potential through one-to-one mentoring relationships.

There is no charge to the participants in the program and it cost about $1000
annually to professionally support the match with degreed staff. The outcomes
are phenomenal as children improve in competence, confidence and caring in
school, home and social relationships.

For information on getting involved, you may contact our office at 352-344-0400
or check out our website at www.bbbspc.org.

Be a friend. Be a mentor.
Just be there.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is
seeking volunteers to be
matched with the children
currently on the waiting list.
No special skills are required to
become a mentor; just a caring
attitude and 4-5 hours a month
of quality one-to-one time
spent together.

Whether you enjoy playing sports
or watching movies, painting or
cooking, the park or the beach,
you will be matched with a child
that you’ll have fun with and
shares your interests. Volunteers
may participate in either the
community-based or
site-based program.

For more information about the
programs and to find out how
you can become a Big Brother,
Big Sister, or Big Couple, please
call 352-344-0400 or visit
www.bbbspc.org.

Big Couples Program

A Big Couple program provides a unique
opportunity for married couples. It's a
community-based match very similar to that
of the one-to-one program, except that the
married couples are matched together with
one Little Brother. They still meet with their
Little at his house and then go participate in
activities, but the Big Couple program
provides a woman and her spouse with some
flexibility.

They can hang out with a Little as a couple,
that's great. Or if one spouse is particularly
busy one week, then the other can hang with
the Little individually.

The Little benefits not only from adding two
new caring people into his life, but he also
gets to see first-hand how two adults interact
in a healthy, loving relationship.

The Big Couple program is perfect for any
married couple, but particularly for the
younger married couples or the "empty
nesters" with grown children.