BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA INC

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida (BBBSNEFL) is a long-established youth mentoring nonprofit based in Jacksonville that creates and supports professionally supervised one-to-one mentoring relationships. The agency operates school-based, community-based, workplace (Beyond School Walls) and special initiatives such as Bigs with Badges across counties in Northeast Florida. In the most recent reporting year the organization sustained significant program activity — combining school- and community-based models to serve hundreds of children and adolescents, with particular focus on youth identified as at-risk and those living in poverty. BBBSNEFL works closely with public schools, local businesses and foundation and corporate partners to place trained adult volunteers with Littles and to connect families to additional supports. Agency impact reporting has consistently shown strong educational and behavioral outcomes for matched youth (high on-time promotion and maintained/improved school attendance rates) and the organization maintains ongoing partnerships and diversified funding to support program growth and quality.