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I will always remember the look of excitement on Matthews face when I took him sledding for his first time, or when I introduced him to a litter of secondly, the application process for mentors is lengthy. Volunteers are first instructed to fill our an application, as well as take a psychology test and submit to a fingerprint analysis. thrill of seeing something he has created appear before him. It is a wonderfully gratifying experience to have a enna say to you, Thank you. Ive never done that before. The effect on children involved in the program is ducts an After the background checks are complete and the test results are analyzed, the volunteer then meets with a for a personal puppies. We plan caseworker After interview. writing up to take photos together, and hisher recommendations, lab the take with him to Ill me so he can experience the another youth worker con- s v- 1996 tors is First, there is a lack of volunteers, and BiG four-week-o- ld A r A 3 1 9. , April Wednesday The Forum ment to check for dangers and further question the applicant. Once the home inspection is complete, the applicant s file is then dis- cussed in a staff review committee and a match recomLittles mendation is made. The phenomenal. entire-proce- ss took three improve in school, stay in months in my case, and school and stay away from one finally Sunday aftergangs. According to a I got a call from controlled study noon, caseworkby Philadelphia-base- d Matthews BBBS first-of-a-ki- , assess- in-ho- performed nd PublicPnvate er, Mike. Melissa, weve Ventures (PPV), middle found you a little brother, said. Thats how my school-ag- e boys and girls he into volunteerism adventure who meet regularly with a Big are much less likely to began. While mentoring a child become involved with drugs and alcohol. The study also may not be for everyone, colrevealed that children who lege students have a lot to met regularly with 'their offer a young boy or girl in Bigs for about one year need of friendship. Students are old enough to have some were: 46 percent less likely wisdom, but young enough 311 I3 tuch with what than their peers to start using illegal drugs, (minority children want or need in Littles were 70 percent less likely to start using drugs) and 27 percent less likely to start drinking. 52 percent less likely to skip a day in school than their peers and 37 percent less likely to skip a class. These Littles were also more trusting of their parents or guardians, less likely to lie to them, and felt more supported and less criticized by their peers and friends. With such an obvious effect on program participants, the need for BBBS volunteers is obvious. There are currently over 150 children in Utah waiting to be matched with a Big. Until they are matched, children are invited to participate in the Group Activity Program, activities regularly hosted by local businesses and oreani- zations. But, for a child in need, nothing can take the place of having their very own Big. The delay in being able to match children with men- - Or Ii3 OTEjh! JQffflte GO) todays society. Bigs are men or women and couples a least 20 years old, from all walks of life. The only thing most Bigs have in common is the desire to make an impact on a childs life by building a consistent, longterm friendship. While the required commitment for a Big to maintain the relationship is one Year I anticipate that my friendship with Matthew will extend far past one year and continue for the rest of my life. While I can make a positive impact on Matthew at age six, I believe I can be even more important later in his life when the teenage angst years set in. Even having two fairly hip parents around, I could have used the allegiance of an older sibling when I was that a While Matthew may not lucky enough to grow up in a home like I did, he can still grow up with worth of love two-pare- nt two-paren- ts |