IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 771 
Recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters 
Southeastern Pennsylvania. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2014 
Mr. FATTAH submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big 
Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania. 
Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania 
is a nonprofit organization that provides children facing 
adversity with strong, enduring, and professionally sup-
ported one-to-one mentor relationships; 
Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania 
serves children who are— 
(1) living in areas with a high poverty rate, areas 
with a high incidence of juvenile arrests, or single-parent 
households; 
(2) impacted by homelessness or familial incarcer-
ation; or 
(3) attending a struggling school; 
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•HRES 771 IH 
Whereas mentors serving as advisors, role models, or friends 
can diminish risk factors, enhance protective factors, and 
make a lasting impact on the lives of children; 
Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania 
supports and enriches the lives of children and promotes 
and reinforces positive activities, behaviors, and attitudes 
by working with donors, partners, family members, volun-
teers, and advocates; 
Whereas the Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsyl-
vania mentor program is proven to help at-risk children 
reach their potential; 
Whereas the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence 
at the University of Colorado classifies the Big Brothers 
Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania mentor program 
as a ‘‘blueprint’’ model intervention program for effec-
tively reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, delin-
quency, and substance abuse; 
Whereas ‘‘blueprint’’ programs have the highest standards 
and meet the most rigorous tests of effectiveness and 
replicability in the field of helping at-risk children; 
Whereas children who participate in the Big Brothers Big 
Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania mentor program per-
form better in school and develop better relationships 
with their families and peers; 
Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania 
makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult vol-
unteers, known as ‘‘Bigs’’, and at-risk children, known as 
‘‘Littles’’, throughout Chester County, Delaware County, 
Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County; 
Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania 
supports nearly 3,000 mentor matches each year; 
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•HRES 771 IH 
Whereas an estimated 250,000 underserved children in south-
eastern Pennsylvania remain at risk for academic failure; 
and 
Whereas Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania 
is committed to bringing life-changing work to the chil-
dren in the region who need it the most: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the 100-year anniversary of Big Brothers Big Sisters 
Southeastern Pennsylvania. 
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