Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Tips for Tuesday: Bullying Prevention

The following resource was provided by the Waterloo School District during our latest Education Task Team meeting.  While it is geared for parents, we feel our Bigs can benefit from learning more about what bullying is, warning signs and how to help.

Click here to view this resource


Did you know that the Waterloo School District has a bullying hotline?  Contact 319-433-2081 to report concerns, available 24/7.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Wordless Wednesday: Holiday Party

Many thanks to John Deere WomenREACH for coordinating and sponsoring this fun-filled afternoon!!








THANK YOU JOHN DEERE WOMENREACH!!

Stay tuned for more pictures....

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Exploring Your Role as a Big

Big Brothers Big Sisters recently took part in a training that focused on building mentoring relationships with evidence based activities.  Thanks to Friends for Youth Mentoring Institute, we would like to provide the following image to help you explore your role as a Big.  

Whether you are just starting your role as a Big, or have been establishing your relationship with your Little for several years, the most effective relationship is one that follows the graph below starting on the left and working its way, throughout time, to the right.