Male YBP Mentors Needed!

February 4th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

A few weeks ago I posted on National Mentoring Month and the importance of becoming a mentor to offer friendship, guidance, and encouragement to a young person growing up. During today’s Superbowl, Lovie Smith and Tony Dungy will give a public service announcement about mentoring. In the spot, Smith and Dungy, both exemplary proof of how mentoring works, will urge more than 90 million viewers to consider becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister. The organization is reaching out to male mentors in particular because over 60% of current volunteers are women. More than 70% of children waiting for a Big are boys, but only three out of every ten inquiries to volunteer come from men. Research shows that having the positive influence of a Big Brother makes a real difference in the life of a boy. And with many young black males growing up without a father figure or an older brother, the need for black role models is even greater.

Recently, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. committed to recruiting 10,000 male mentors for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Darryl Matthews, General President of Alpha Phi Alpha stated, “If we are going to stop the cycle of nihilism and give these young children appropriate role models, then we need men who are successful in their lives to go out and show them that there is another way.”

YBP males, it’s time to pay it forward and guide a young person just as you were guided. For volunteer opportunities, click here.

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