Artis Stevens, the CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters America, says the fastest growing age group the 119-year-old organization serves are 18-25 years, as many kids continue to ask for support as they get older.
Stevens said he hopes to address the chronic shortage of Bigs for interested Littles by recruiting mentors from the organization’s 20 million alumni.Q: What should people know about the children you serve?
We know the resilience that these kids have, but we also know the power when they’re matched with a positive relationship with an adult, what that can do to help them thrive, what it can do to help them grow.One of our most common expressions is, “You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be present.” So if you look at our mentors, they come from all walks of life. They’re all backgrounds, all ages, all demographics. But the commonality they all have is they believe in showing up for kids.
Our biggest challenge in attracting volunteers is accessibility. Finding ways that they can plug in, ways that we can create proximity to the communities that they live in and making sure there is a value in the impact in the young person’s life and for the person who gets involved.Q: You came to lead Big Brothers Big Sisters America during the pandemic and after the killings of George Floyd and others by police.
. This group was essential for helping us to get outside of our inside thinking. We’ve been around for over a century and we had issues that we needed to look at, just like the country does.
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