Eastern Bay of Plenty Big Brothers Big Sisters
We believe potential lives within every young person. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors help form strong positive relationships that express care, challenge growth, share power, and expand possibilities.
Our mentors help ignite youth potential.
OUR PROGRAMMES
Community-Based Mentoring
Community-based Mentoring is the traditional Big Brothers Big Sisters relationship. It happens after school or on the weekend.
It’s all about the volunteer and young person spending one-on-one time together doing things they both enjoy - a few hours, a couple of times a month.
School-Based Mentoring
We will be launching our school based programme in the near future in conjunction with James Street Primary School.
Mentors go to the school once a week and take the young person out of class for an hour. Typically it is the same time each week. Most schools prefer it to be either late morning or in the afternoon so that the young person doesn't miss core subjects which are done first thing in the morning.
Know someone who needs a Tuakana (Mentor)?
For parents & caregivers, agencies & individuals that know a young person who would benefit from caring and committed one-to-one mentoring
Whakatāne BIG BROTHERs BIG SISTERs TEAM
Our small team of dedicated staff and volunteers with a strong desire to see lasting positive change in our community.
Engaging our community through a simple yet proven mentoring model, impacting lives by creating and strengthening relationships.
Quality youth mentoring, that works
Through quality training, Big Brothers Big Sisters equips Mentors with the ability to ignite potential and build resilience in young people all over Aotearoa New Zealand.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is part of the world’s largest volunteer mentoring network. We make professionally supervised mentoring matches between adults and young people (aged approx. six to twelve) throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is part of the world’s largest volunteer mentoring network
As a national not-for-profit organisation, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of New Zealand relies entirely on community grants, business sponsorship and donations to provide their quality mentor training.
Studies show that 98% of the youth we mentor believe they now make better life choices as a result of the relationship with their ‘Tuakana’ (mentor)
THE Whakatāne Board members
Our governance board is here to support the team on the ground.
They volunteer their time and skills to ensure the programme meets national standards and regulations.
OUR WHAKATĀNE DEFENDERS OF POTENTIAL
Tuakana - Teina
Mā te tuakana te teina e tōtika, mā te teina te tuakana e tōtika
From the older the younger will learn, from the younger the older will learn.
Where the older has responsibilities to the younger, so does the younger to the older.
OUR NATIONAL DEFENDERS OF POTENTIAL
Contact us
Drew Ewan
National CEO
drew.ewan@bbbs.nz
Chelsea Routhan
National Operations Director
Matthew Button
National Practice Manager
Cushla Vass
National Communications Manager
national@bigbrothersbigsisters.org.nz
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