“Founded in 1982, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Cruz County has changed the lives of more than 6,000 local children who face these and many other obstacles. Here’s how Big Brothers Big Sisters works: We match children facing adversity (ages 7 to 17) with carefully screened and trained adult volunteer mentors. The matches are made by our experienced case managers, who then monitor and support the relationships…As October is Queer History Month, I’d like to highlight our newest program, which matches transgender children with transgender mentors.”
Read the full article in The Santa Cruz Sentinel