2021 5K Run/Walk Follow you Path to Mentoring supporting Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring
2021 5K Run/Walk Follow you Path to Mentoring supporting Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring
About 2021 5K Run/Walk- Follow you Path to Mentoring
Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring invites you to our 4th Annual 5K Run/Walk, Follow your Path to Mentoring--on Saturday, October 2nd to Run, Jog, or Walk a 5K!
Your participation will help Bigs & Littles NYC address the challenges facing vulnerable NYC youth by providing professionally supervised one-to-one community based mentoring services, supported by life skills programming, crisis intervention, family support and referral assistance. We seek to improve the lives of children, empowering them to recognize, reach for and achieve their full potential.
The race will begin at Pier 6 at 10AM sharply, and will end at our office at 137 East 2nd Street. Join us for a small reception afterwards (vaccinated participants only), where we will celebrate our winners and enjoy light refreshments!
Please take a look at our COVID-19 Safety Guidelines here
Date
Starts at: October 2, 2021 9:00 AM
Ends at: October 2, 2021 12:00 PM
Location
Pier 6
6 East River Piers
New York,NY 10004 USA
Contact
Jessica Castillo
212-475-3291 x200
jcastillo@bigslittlesnyc.org
Map of 5K Route
Starting at Pier 6
6 East River Piers
New York, NY 10004
- Whitehall Street (R,W) Train Station
2 Blocks Away
- Bowling Green (4,5) Train Station
5 Blocks Away
- M15 Bus Stop
South St / Whitehall St
Ends At Bigs & Littles NYC
137 East 2nd Street
New York, NY 10009
- 2nd Ave (F) Train Station
2 Blocks Away
- M15 Bus Stop
1st Ave / 2nd St
Why Participate?
Your participation will help match a child with a mentor and support more families in need!
Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring is dedicated to addressing the challenges facing vulnerable youth living in New York City by providing professionally supervised one one-to-one community based mentoring services, supported by life skills programming, crisis intervention, family support and referral assistance. We seek to improve the lives of children, empowering them to recognize, reach for and achieve their full potential.
We know the value that mentoring can bring to youth and families. Our volunteer mentors support their mentees through some of the toughest stages of their lives. Having a mentor and someone to talk to outside of the home has helped our Littles increase their confidence and academic performance, gain exposure to new activities in NYC and ultimately gain a new friend.
Bigs & Littles NYC Mentoring serves children ages 7-19, from low-income, mostly first generation immigrant families. Over 70% of the families we work with are headed by single mothers; and 70% live below the poverty line. Our families come from all neighborhoods in the four larger boroughs, with particular concentrations in the Lower East Side, Brooklyn, Harlem and the South Bronx.
Mentoring Matters
- 100% OF YOUTH SERVED WERE PROMOTED TO THE NEXT GRADE
- 100% OF 12TH GRADE YOUTH SERVED GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL WITHIN 5 YEARS
- 100% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GRADUATES ENTERED A COLLEGE OR A TRAINING PROGRAM.
- 100% OF YOUTH SERVED AVOIDED EARLY PARENTING.
- 87% OF YOUTH SHOW INCREASED SELF-CONFIDENCE
- 97% OF PARENTS INCREASED SELF-EFFICACY
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