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Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization that enrolls volunteer mentors to provide a healthy role model to children and youth in our community. Volunteer mentors must provide a stable, positive influence over the period of their commitment, which is usually a school or calendar year. Many of the resilient children and youth accessing our programs have experienced challenges in their lives; relying on the consistent presence of a mentor makes a difference in their lives. Likewise, ending this important relationship sooner than planned can have a detrimental effect on the young person. Help us Start Something for our community’s youth by providing a reference that, to the best of your knowledge, is an honest reflection of the applicant and their ability to be a positive influence in the life of a child.

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3. Did you know the applicant was applying to become a mentor?(Required)
4. Do you have any concern about whether this is an appropriate volunteer role for the applicant?(Required)
8. Can the applicant be counted on to follow through on commitments they undertake?(Required)
10. Have you ever known the applicant to be inappropriate (emotionally, physically, verbally, sexually) with either adults or children?(Required)
11. To your knowledge, has the applicant ever had any trouble following rules?(Required)
12. Are you aware of anything that may impact the applicant’s ability to participate actively in programming (or actively as a volunteer mentor), or that would cause their volunteer commitment to end?(Required)
13. Would anything need to change in the applicant's home environment for it to be suitable for a child's visit?(Required)
14. Would you allow the applicant to develop a one-to-one relationship with your child or a child that you care about?(Required)
15. Would you recommend the applicant as a mentor for a child and youth?(Required)
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