Haley Hedden

AHS 145 SPEAKER NOTES

AGENCY: Big Brother Big Sister DATE: 3/7

PRESENTER: Lindsey English

SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE AGENCY:

Take volunteers and mentors and pair them with the youth
Mission - Provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring,
professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the
better, forever.
Vision - All children achieve success in life.Accountability - By partnering with
parents/guardians, volunteers, and others in the community we are accountable
for each child in our program achieving:

• Higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships

• Avoidance of risky behaviors

• Educational success

SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SPEAKER:

Program coordinator, responsible for fundraising, monitoring aspects of safety
but monitoring the system they use. Every couple weeks she gets to hangout
with kids. She applies for grants and organizes the events.

VARIOUS EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS IN THE AGENCY:

Community based mentoring- Community-based mentoring relationships

involve one-on-one outings and activities, doing things the Big and Little enjoy
together, like:

 Taking a walk in the park

 Going to museum

 Going to an event hosted by the local BBBS affiliate

 Listening to music

 Hanging out and talking

Haley Hedden

EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYEES:

Bachelors degree, human development and family studies

INTERN AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE:

Directors position
Case manager
Site based coordinators
Interns 2-3, 95% of interns come from the program
Work study
- Office support, after school support, spring students do a project, usually
help find donations

RECOMMENDATIONS TO STUDENTS IN PREPARATION FOR CAREERS IN HUMAN

SERVICES/FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION:

Make sure you know your families, the issues they may face, where they can go.
An example is food pantries.
Get as much experience you can