Despite shortening waitlist, big brothers still needed
From hitting up a Raiders game to tinkering on the computer or just having someone to talk to, the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Prince Albert mentoring program provides ample benefits for youth in the community.
And while the waitlist of boys and girls looking for mentors has been cut down to its lowest in some time, the call for male mentors remains, according to Natasha Thomson.
“We have 14 boys that are waiting … and there are 4 girls that are waiting,” the development coordinator for BBBS said. “This is the lowest I have seen it.”
Thomson credited the drop in children, known as littles, waiting for a match for mentors to a number of things, but in particular, the Power99 Community Air Time Award. Thomson said waitlists typically have between 25 and 30 littles.