Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada - wikipedia Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2018 ) Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit federation with a focus on mentoring programs for youth since 1912. The Big Brothers Big Sisters movement in Canada impacts over 40,000 youth in over 1,100 Canadian communities. Many young people find themselves in vulnerable situations and facing adversities such as mental health issues, family violence, identity issues or poor living conditions, which put them at risk of not reaching their full potential. With the guidance and support of an adult mentor, these risks can be avoided, and these young people can gain the confidence to achieve more -- higher incomes, happier lives, more contributions to their communities. Mentors advise and challenge these young people, act as their champions, provide greater consistency in their lives, connect them to broader experiences, opportunities and networks, and provide safe, nonjudgmental environments in which the child or youth can confide anything. Contents 1 Programs 2 History 3 References 4 External links Programs Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs continuously evolve to meet the changing needs of Canadian children and families - from the traditional one - to - one same gender matches between one adult mentor and one youth, to group programs and clubs for newcomer Canadians. History The youth mentoring movement began in the USA in 1904, when a young New York City court clerk named Ernest Coulter was seeing more and more boys come through his courtroom. He recognized that caring adults could help many of these kids stay out of trouble, and he set out to find volunteers. He asked a number of his friends to spend some of their time -- lending a hand to youngsters, starting with 39 volunteers. That marked the beginning of the Big Brothers movement. By 1916, Big Brothers had spread to 96 cities across the United States. In 1912, similar events took place in Canada and the first Canadian Big Sister agency formed in Toronto. Closely afterwards, in 1913, the first Canadian Big Brother program began in Toronto. Both groups continued to work independently until 1977, when Big Brothers of America and Big Sisters International ( in America ) joined forces and became Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. In 2001 a similar merger occurred between the two Canadian organizations and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada was formed. Interest grew from outside North America, spurring the formation of Big Brothers Big Sisters International to help other countries get started and facilitate communications between countries running similar programs. References Jump up ^ https://bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/about-us/ Jump up ^ https://bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/what-we-do/. Missing or empty title = ( help ) Jump up ^ https://bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/our-programs/ Jump up ^ Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Jump up ^ `` 100 Years of History ''. bbbst.com. Retrieved 10 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` 100 Years of History ''. bbbst.com. Retrieved 10 December 2014. External links Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada - Mission / Vision Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Brothers_Big_Sisters_of_Canada&oldid=837818466 '' Categories : Mentorships Children 's charities based in Canada Hidden categories : Pages with citations lacking titles Pages with citations having bare URLs Articles needing additional references from February 2018 All articles needing additional references All articles lacking reliable references Articles lacking reliable references from April 2018 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 April 2018, at 06 : 46. About Wikipedia

Question: when was big brothers big sisters canada founded
Answer: 1912