Volunteers serve as a surrogate family for the youth, being a mother, father, aunt or uncle to the youth and practice peaceful conflict resolution and family building. Fordham Volunteers participate on Thursday afternoons and have also instituted a weekend retreat. Catholic Big Brothers and Big Sisters have two Group Match Program's at Fordham. Fordham volunteers participate in two to three outings a month. Last semester's outings included a scavenger hunt on the Rosehill campus and a trip to the Catholic Big Brothers and Sisters Christmas Party in Manhattan.
Volunteers commit to one phone call a week, two meetings a month, and special outings.
Activities include sleep-overs and fields trips including Botanical Garden's and Ice Skating. Students volunteer one phone call a week, two meetings a month, and special outings.