Big Brothers Big Sisters Retains Harquin in Statewide Search for Mentors

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Pelham, New York—Harquin Creative Group working in collaboration with Families First New York, will direct a statewide launch of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program called Children of Promise.

Children of Promise is a mentor program geared at helping at-risk youth across New York State. Families First NY, works with non-profit agencies and boards to provide management for groups like Big Brothers Big Sisters who provide a direct service to the community.

A $2.7 million dollar grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will provide mentoring services to children of prisoners from 32 counties spread across New York State. The initiative coordinates 12 Big Brothers Big Sisters chapters, with the NYS Department of Correctional Facilities, to provide mentoring for children ages 4 to 18 years old, who have at least one incarcerated parent.

The Children of Promise initiative matches children of prisoners with mentors in the community. Big Brothers Big Sisters has a 103-year history of mentoring expertise, and they estimate there are more than 70,000 children of incarcerated parents who need mentors across New York.

Big Brothers Big Sisters was founded in 1904 and is the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States with 409 affiliate agencies. Big Brothers Big Sisters operates in all 50 states and 12 countries around the world.

Families First NY is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit management services organization that started back in 1992 with the Neighborhood Based Alliance, with a goal to improve the lives of individuals, children and families by strengthening the organizations that serve them.

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