Our Success over 27 years
Since 1982, Big Brothers Big Sisters have been changing the way children grow up in Santa Cruz County. By exposing children to new opportunities, volunteer mentors show that options exist, no matter how difficult the child's situation or life experience is currently. Big Brothers Big Sisters' services have been proven effective.

Yearly Evaluations:
All matches and program participants (After-School Program, Site-based Program, One-to-One Mentoring Program) are annually evaluated by the mentor, the child and the parent using Program Outcome Evaluation forms (POE). We measure our successes in 3 major categories-- Caring, Confidence and Competence.

Additional National/Regional Studies and Reports:
- According to the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, at-risk children who have successfully overcome problems have been shown to have at least one positive role model other than a parent to turn to for support and guidance.
- Among the findings of a 2009 study of adults that were former Little Brothers or Little Sisters: progam alumni were 27% more likely than non-Alumni to have receive a four-year college degree and 64% alumni are extremely or very satisfied with life compared to 35% of non-alumni. A majority of alumni (62%) perceive to have achieved a higher level of success than their peers that were not involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters.