Big Brothers / Big Sisters Of Finney County Inc.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Finney County Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides mentoring services to at-risk youth. Through federal grants, Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Finney County Inc. serves as a subrecipient to the prime grantee, Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America Corporation, to help expand mentoring programs that aim to reduce juvenile delinquency and develop pro-social behaviors among vulnerable youth populations.

Past federal subawards to Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Finney County Inc. have supported providing one-on-one youth mentoring services, recruiting mentors, training mentors based on evidence-based practices, collecting outcome data on mentee behavior changes and victimization rates, and tailoring mentoring services to specific high-risk populations such as those involved in the juvenile justice system, from communities with high rates of violence or poverty, from military families, with disabilities, or from marginalized groups. The mentoring services provided through these federal grants focus on improving outcomes related to school engagement, academic performance, social competence, and reducing risky behaviors among youth mentees. The grants supporting these mentoring services have been awarded by the Department of Justice through programs like the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.