Nationwide, women advance to coach accouchement three times as generally as men, and this trend is aswell accurate in Miami-Dade. However, of the added than 500 accouchement cat-and-mouse to be commutual with a qualified, screened, and accomplished coach at the bounded Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami (BBBS) agency, about 70 percent are African-American macho youth. In a time area adolescent crime and top academy bead out is accretion at a advancing rate, it is even added acute to abode the affair of mentoring our youth. In acknowledgment to this analytical gap in casework faced by atramentous adolescence in Miami-Dade County, several BBBS axle associates — Alex Fraser, Rick Adams, Courtney Williams, Martin Burkett, and Mr. Gale S. Nelson, Vice-President of Programs — accustomed The Big Brothers Big Sisters' Black Men's Advisory Council (BMAC) in 2006.
The BMAC action has been developed on the base of accepting currently enrolled atramentous macho advisers allure accompany and colleagues to affectionate receptions and events, area they apprentice of the analytical charge for atramentous macho advisers in the Miami-Dade community. By authoritative this claimed connection, BMAC has been absolutely acknowledged in enrolling new advisers and is committed to closing the gap that exists amid the allotment of atramentous men complex in mentoring compared to the allotment of confined atramentous men and adolescent boys. Through BMAC and BBBS of Greater Miami the board hopes to coact with bounded African-American organizations, association leaders, and faith-based organizations to abetment in the application efforts.
For added advice on the BMAC action and to accept as a mentor, amuse acquaintance Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami at (305) 644-0066 and appointment www.WeMentor.org.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami serves added than 7,000 accouchement and families through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with caring developed volunteers. The Miami agency, founded in 1958, is one of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s better accessory agencies. For added information, appointment wementor.org or alarm (305) 644-0066.
Media Contact:
Fabiola Fleuranvil of Blueprint Creative Group
for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami
(404) 437-0078
Fabiola@BlueprintCreativeGroup.com
www.WeMentor.org
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