Children have been falling through the cracks in the system before there was even a system.

Young people from single-parent families are 200% more likely to go to jail

sometime in their lives.

70% of children of incarcerated family members will go to jail without intervention.

Children of incarceratedparents are the most

vulnerable in our community.

This cycle can be broken. This cycle must be broken. Quad-Cities Area: 928-778-5135

Verde Valley & Sedona: 928-634-9789www.azbigs.org

Do more than make a difference. Be the difference.

And in one hour a week, you can be the difference

in a child’s life!

Our program is the single most effective way to positively impact at-risk youth - spending

time with kids one-on-one.

Your mentors can meet at a local school for one hour once a week, working one-on-one with a child. Or volunteers can spend time

How:

Do more than make a difference.

People of faith can be the answer.

In Yavapai County, Matched Little Brothers and Little Sisters are 56% less likely to be arrested than all other young people.

Matched Littles are 46% less likely to use drugs, 27% less likely to drink alcohol and 52% less likely to skip school.

When a child is matched with a Big Brother, Big Sister, Couple or Family:

Help Yavapai Big Brothers Big Sisters help our community by commiting your church to matching ten children!

The choice is yours!

YBBBS will be there with you and your volunteers as long as they’re matched, providing encouragement, support and training.

with a child in the com-munity as an Individual, Couple or Family Match.

Be the difference.

Call TODAY! Quad-City Area: 928-778-5135 • Verde Valley & Sedona: 928-634-9789