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Mentoring Matters: Carnival Center of Excellence Opens for Kids and Mentors

April 4, 2016/in News Releases /by nbritti

Mentoring kids in South Florida got a big boost on Monday with the official opening of the Carnival Center for Excellence, the new headquarters for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami.

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Florida lawmakers opt not to change how after-school programs are funded

March 17, 2016/in News Releases /by bbbsmiami

How Florida gives state money to organizations that provide after-school care, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Boys & Girls Clubs, won’t change anytime soon. The 2016-17 budget […]

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Mentoring is vital to children’s future

January 11, 2016/in News Releases /by nbritti

While our local news and cultural headlines provide ample evidence of possibility and evolution in Miami-Dade County, there’s one particularly dissonant statistic: South Florida ranks dead last among 51 major metro areas for its volunteer rate.

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Heat Charitable Fund Donates $350K To Big Brothers Big Sisters

June 10, 2015/in News Releases /by nbritti

The Miami Heat organization made a big donation to a local organization this week.

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Mentors ‘an absolute necessity’ for the future

January 30, 2015/in News Releases /by nbritti

In high school, the hardest part about my AP chemistry homework wasn’t the subject matter — it was the drug dealers, gunshots and fatal shootings outside the apartment where I lived with my mother. It was the fear of being envied or harmed for trying to pursue a better life.

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I introduced my mentee to my world at work

January 30, 2015/in News Releases /by nbritti

Although my work in the pharmacy field is rewarding, my experiences as a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami enabled me to fulfill my life goal of making a direct and positive impact by improving the course of someone’s life.

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Become a ‘Big’ and help a ‘Little’

January 30, 2015/in News Releases /by nbritti

Thousands of children in Miami are living in risk. They are at risk of not graduating high school, at risk of making poor decisions that may jeopardize their futures or at risk of not realizing their potential because they don’t understand the opportunities and choices available to them. For those involved with gangs or other negative groups, there are life-and-death risks.

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Carnival Foundation donates $5 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters

January 21, 2015/in News Releases /by nbritti

More than 20 years after making its first donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, Carnival Foundation on Wednesday will announce a $5 million gift to help the nonprofit organization move into a permanent home.

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