Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire

January 13, 2022

NH Business Review Staff,

2022 Goals:

Our top priorities are to increase revenue, recruit volunteer mentors and serve more New Hampshire youth in mentoring relationships. 2022 goals include growing our audience and awareness through partnerships with businesses and individuals to support match relationships. We currently have over 200 NH youth waiting for a mentor.

We will be launching a Mentor 2.0 Program for the first time in the Granite State, which matches high school-aged youth, with mentors in the business, trade and college community to build leadership and workforce development skills.

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Mission Statement:

Our mission: Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

Our vision: All youth achieve their full potential.

Top Funding Sources:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire relies on the generosity of corporate and individual donors and grants from local and national foundations. While our program is free to all who enroll, it costs on average $1,800 per year to support each match. Donated funds go towards the necessary work of recruiting mentors, interviewing, assessing and pairing, layered background checks, training, child safety check-ins and ongoing support of matches, plus referrals for families in need of further services.

Year Established: 1966

Employees: 20

Annual Revenue: $1,200,000

Service Locations:

Central NH, Southern NH, Seacoast, Lakes & Monadnock regions

Contact:

Stacy W. Kramer, MSW
CEO
3 Portsmouth Ave. #2
Stratham, NH 03885
603-430-1140
info@bbbsnh.org
https://bbbsnh.org

Fundraising Events:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire participates in NH Gives. Our key fundraising events include The Stiletto Sprint in downtown Portsmouth, created in collaboration with our Young Philanthropists for Mentoring (YP4M) group, and our end-of-year Thankful Giving Campaign to honor our volunteer mentors and the mentors in your life. Every dollar raised goes to supporting a mentoring match.

Giving Opportunities:

BBBSNH matches children facing adversity throughout the state with caring, supportive mentors, and your support will make the difference. We rely on individual giving, recurring donations through our Impact Circle program and corporate partnerships.

We are looking for businesses that want to partner to offer mentoring as an option to promote a positive work culture and climate. We will work with you on finding the right fit program so more youth can be matched. Current partners include CCA Global Partners, Manchester; Exeter Hospital, Exeter; Northeast Delta Dental, Concord; and Physicians Resources LTD, Merrimack. Join the team!

Volunteer Opportunities:

Sign up to be a Big Brother or Big Sister. We recruit volunteer mentors (Bigs) to match with waiting youth across the state. The need for male mentors is especially high, as 75% of the children on our waiting list are boys. We ask for at least a year commitment as consistency is key, but matches often stay matched much longer. Mentors spend on average 4-6 hours a month with their match sharing the things they already enjoy doing like fishing, biking, hiking, playing a sport, cooking, etc. Our mentors say they get more out of the experience then they give.