Big Brothers Big Sisters partners with mayor on mentoring challenge
Big Brothers Big Sister of Metro Atlanta recently announced a partnership with Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the city of Atlanta in a citywide 100 Men to Mentors challenge. Through this initiative, male city of Atlanta employees, as well as others men in the community, are being challenge to step up and volunteer to mentor one of the 100 boys currently on a waiting list to be matched with a Big Brother, according to a press release.
The City of Atlanta is hosting a series of “MENformational” information sessions in partnership with BBBSMA. These sessions will share more about the 100 Men to Mentors challenge and begin moving participants through the application and on-boarding process:
- 6 p.m. July 22 at Russell Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, 504 Fair Street SW, Atlanta
- 10 a.m. July 27 at Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta
- 6 p.m. August 7 at Atlanta City Hall, Old Council Chambers, 68 Mitchell Street SW, Atlanta
All local men are encouraged to join this citywide call to action. Priority matching will go to men living in or near the 30315, 30318, and 30310 ZIP codes. In order to serve as a Big Brother, registrants must be over the age of 21 and able to commit to meeting with the appointed Little Brother a couple of times a month for at least one year.
Information: www.bbbsatl.org/MentoMentorsATL.
