Elycia Cook Featured on the Kathie J Show
For National Mentoring Month, BBBSC CEO Elycia Cook discussed the importance of mentoring and…
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2022/01/elycia-cook-featured-on-the-kathie-j-show/News Items
Elycia Cook Named New CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado
(February 22, 2021) Elycia Cook, a non-profit executive and highly respected community leader in Colorado,…
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2021/02/elycia-cook-named-new-ceo-of-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-colorado/EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED IN BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF COLORADO RETURNS $4.04 TO SOCIETY
Colorado Results First conducted a benefit-cost analysis of BBBSC’s evidence-based programs. They found that youth with a Big Brother or Big Sister develop healthier habits and go on to earn higher wages, long-term benefits that save taxpayers money.
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2020/10/every-dollar-you-invest-in-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-colorado-returns-4-04-in-increased-labor-market-earnings-and-reduced-healthcare-costs/SCIENTIFIC STUDY ON BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS AGENCIES PROVES THAT MENTORING WORKS
A nationwide study found that youth with a Big Brother or Big Sister were less likely to begin using drugs and alcohol, less likely to skip school, had greater confidence in their performance in school and better relationships with their families.
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2020/10/scientific-study-on-big-brothers-big-sisters-agencies-proves-that-mentoring-works/CDC: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AND WE CAN DO MORE TO PREVENT IT
The CDC report reinforces that “mentoring programs that connect children facing adversity with caring adults, is the heart of prevention.”
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2020/09/cdc-childhood-trauma-is-a-public-health-issue-and-we-can-do-more-to-prevent-it/
NFL LAUNCHES INSPIRE CHANGE INITIATIVE, ADVANCING NATIONAL CONVERSATION, PROGRESS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE
Platform will highlight ongoing engagement efforts, provide grant funding, and includes the creation of new programs…
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2020/09/nfl-launches-inspire-change-initiative-advancing-national-conversation-progress-on-social-justice/LATEST NEWS IN THE COMMUNITY
Angela Pena de Niz has been matched with her mentor, Anne Westbrook, since the beginning…
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2020/09/latest-news-in-the-community/
BBBSA PRESIDENT & CEO, PAM IORIO, SHARES WHY OUR MENTORING PROGRAM CAN EMPOWER YOUTH TO STAY ON THE RIGHT PATH
Testimony of Pam Iorio, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America to…
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2020/09/bbbsa-president-ceo-pam-iorio-shares-why-our-mentoring-program-can-empower-youth-to-stay-on-the-right-path/
ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS – MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
We sit at a coffee shop and check our emails, go to work with colleagues…
https://www.biglittlecolorado.org/news-item/2020/09/one-to-one-mentoring-relationships-more-important-than-ever/