Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2024, $1,000,000)
Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence (BBBSI) is launching the Embedded In-School Mentoring Program in Philadelphia to create nurturing learning environments for middle school youth. This initiative will integrate evidence-based, weekly one-to-one and group mentoring sessions within schools, facilitated by trained, full-time mentors who share similar life experiences with the students.