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Some
of Our Partners Seeding Successes
Big
Brothers Big Sisters
BBBS
has
been providing mentoring services in the
Rochester
area since the 2001 school year.
Accomplishments/Highlights
include:
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In
partnership with the Boys &
Girls Club, BBBS provided
“Bigs” for
children enrolled in the ROOF
Community Services Summer Program.
The
“Bigs” recruited were the
Club’s summer Junior Staff.
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BBBS
provided a school based mentoring
program with a Part-time
Mentoring Site Coordinator and 50
High School teens as “Bigs” in
2007.
“Bigs” walk to their
Little’s school to meet with
them for an hour during the
school day one day a week.
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BBBS
has been named one of the top 10
violence prevention programs
in
America
by the Center for the Study and
Prevention of Violence,
Institute
of
Behavioral Science
,
University
of
Colorado
.
ROOF
Community Services
ROOF
receives Weed & Seed funding support
for Kids’ Place, which is an
after-school and summer program for 50
at-risk children, and for family
education programming.
Kids’
Place.
The
main focus of Kids’ Place is academic
tutoring, including homework help,
reading, and math skills.
For
the 2006/2007 school year:
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100%
of children qualified for free or
reduced school lunch.
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50%
of children lived in a home where
English is not the primary
language.
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42%
received special services such as
ELL (English Language Learner),
LAP (Learning Assistance Program),
or have an IEP (Individualized
Education Plan).
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All
children enrolled improved their
STAR
Reading
score.
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At
the beginning of the year, 23% of
children enrolled in Kids’ Place
were reading at grade level.
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By
the end of Kids’ Place, 47% of
children were reading at grade
level.
Family
Education
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Family
education funding has been used to
offer parenting classes at
ROOF.
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Classes
are free and include a family meal
and childcare.
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Classes
have been offered on parenting
young children and adolescents.
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Since
2004, 92 parents have attended
family education classes.
ROOF
also provides a food bank; Hispanic
Outreach; Community Projects
such as Operation Santa and Back to
School Supplies; and emergency
services.
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