A Big Brother is a friend, a one-on-one mentor and a positive role model to a fatherless boy.
It
seems like such a simple thing, but for many boys in Rhode Island who are
growing up without fathers, a positive male role model is hard to find. That's
why Big Brothers of Rhode Island, Inc. was created in 1952, to give these
boys someone to turn to during the often turbulent years of adolescence.
Over the years thousands of boys have grown into happy and healthy men
because their Big Brothers were there to guide them.
As our society continues to become
more complex, and youngsters more susceptible and vulnerable to negative
outside influences, the importance of Big Brothers increases. Studies show that when compared with their peers,
boys matched with Big Brothers are less likely to use drugs and
alcohol, more likely to stay in school, and they feel better about their
relationships with family and friends.
Val Sinesi
Executive Director
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Mr. Deep Positivity James McBride and his Little Brother Paris Kyle Watson appeared on FOX Providence's The Rhode Show on September 20, 2010. Click here to see the video clip.
Little Brother Nkosi Anthony, his mother, Frances Cole-Anthony, and Big Brother Bill Sandberg appeared in a front page story of The Providence Journal, in its Sunday, December 13, 2009 issue.
Here's a link to the article by Paul Davis.
Photo credit Kris Craig, courtesy of The Providence Journal.
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