Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Eastern Newfoundland is looking for male volunteers.
The organization says that the state of the Big Brothers program is the exact opposite of the Big Sisters program. They currently have a waitlist of women volunteers to match up with little sisters, whereas there is a waitlist of boys who are waiting for their big brother.
For some of the boys, it can take up to two years to be matched with a mentor.
Executive Director of the program, Kelly Leach, says the few hours it takes to mentor someone is really a pittance of time.
People spend, on average, about eight hours a week on Social media. The Big Brothers program is asking for maybe eight hours a month.
Leach there’s so much volunteers can do with their little brothers.
She says you can incorporate every day activities that you would be doing anyway, such as washing your car or walking your dog, into the activities you do. She says the time spent together benefits both the big brother and the little brother.