Our Impact
Enriching Lives, Strengthening Community
Nurturing and stable relationships with caring adults are essential to healthy human development beginning from birth.
To a child, love, care and attention means:
I am important.
I deserve respect.
I am worth loving.
Research has consistently shown that mentored children have greater success in school and life, as well as increased :
- Self-Esteem
- Confidence
- Social Skills
- Physical Growth
- Emotional Health
- Morality
- Sense of Trust and Belonging.
Benefits “By the Numbers”:
- 91% feel better about themselves.
- 65% have improved self-confidence.
- 67% have a better sense of right and wrong.
- 76% show improved school grades.
- 80% have a better school attendance record.
- 82% develop better relationships with their teacher.
- 90% get along better with other kids.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area maintains an average of 300 or more matches,and can have upwards of over 200 children waiting for a mentor.
Your donations enable us to do even more to impact the lives of London and Middlesex County children, and to strengthen our shared community for the future.
