Vision: The vision of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hastings and Prince Edward Counties is to significantly contribute to the healthy development of youth in our community. Mission Statement: To foster, facilitate, and support volunteer based mentoring programs for children in need within our community. Our Goal: The goal of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hastings & Prince Edward Counties is to provide a Big for every Little within our organization. Mentoring Works: children and youth who participate in our programs are: - 53% less likely to skip school and more likely to stay in school longer;
- 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs;
- 27% less likely to initiate alcohol use
Programs: - We have a wide variety of programs to serve the community, our traditional program, In School Mentoring program and we are now proud to say we have the Go Girls Program! For more information on these please visit the program section of our website.
Funding: We are proud to be a member agency of United Way of Quinte. 50% United Way of Quinte 5% Personal Donations 45% Agency fundraising initiatives Board of Directors: We currently have 10 members. Please review our Board of Directors page on this website for further information. BBBS of Hastings & Prince Edward Counties is a member agency of United Way of Quinte and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada.
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