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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County - Students & Mentors Achieving Results Together (SMART)

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Resource Name:Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County - Students & Mentors Achieving Results Together (SMART)

address

303 Windsor Street, Reading, PA 19601

Eligibility

Youth (Little Brothers/Sisters)
  • elementary or middle school-aged children
  • willing to complete the application process in its entirety
  • have a desire to be matched with a Big Brother/Sister and willing to sustain that mentoring match relationship for at least one school year
  • capable of deriving some benefit from the services of BBBS SMART program
Volunteers (Big Brothers/Sisters)
  • must be a high school student at participating school district, except for the SMART program at Reading School District where volunteers must be at least 19-years-of age; all volunteers must be residents of Berks County
  • willing to complete the BBBS application and training process
  • willing to sustain that mentoring match relationship for at least one school year
  • willing to cooperate with the agency in the supervision/monitoring process of a mentoring match relationship

Hours

Hours of SMART activities are dependent on specific school districts

Application process

Students or parents/guardians in eligible schools can contact their guidance office for more information. The enrollment process – including a written application – will begin from there. All participants undergo an orientation/training prior to acceptance.

Fees

None

Service area

Berks, PA
A school-based mentoring program. It is highly supervised by the professional staff of Big Brothers Big Sisters on-site at participating schools. The target population is elementary and middle school children, adaptable to meet the requirements of a particular school district. The program works in conjunction with school district officials to improve a child’s academic performance, self-confidence, respect for others & their cultures, and relationships with peers & adults. Mentors can be high school students, college students, or community members (depending on the site).
  • Conrad Weiser School District – East Elementary, West Elementary, and Middle School
  • Oley Valley School District – Oley Elementary
  • Reading School District – Glenside Elementary

Providing organization

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County
Mentoring programs for youth ages 8 to 19 years.