Page 3 - case study

Allow me to show you what An Irrefutable
Yavapai Big Brothers Big
Sisters looks like 46 years in
our community: Case for Kids First

Little Sister

Jennifer is one of
the over 11,000 chil- Mission
dren served. She now
has a female role mod-
el she can rely upon
since her dad went to
prison and her mother
holds down three jobs
to earn a living wage. Always
Referred by her mom,
Jennifer needed some-
one to spend consis-
tent time with her to
develop healthy be-
haviors to deal with her LIFE is fragile for our children today. According to the Depart-
emotions and issues of ment of Health and Human Services, in 2015 about 3 million
abandonment. teens ages 12 to 17 had a least one major depressive episode
in the past year. More than 2 million report depression interfer-
Little Brother ing with daily activities and 30% girls and and 20% boys have
had an anxiety disorder, according to the National Institute of
Cassidy is shown Mental Health. The reality of our youth is heartbreaking as anxi-
by his Big Brother how ety and depression cuts through all demographics and is on the
to be respectful, give rise since 2012.
back to a community
and value people in
his life. He now has a As with closely-related research subjects of optimism, resil-
Big Brother who cares ience and grit, it is the Big Brother, Big Sister, Couple or Family
deeply about him — Match that regains a child’s self belief.
and, most importantly,
who believes in him Hope may initially be a challenge, but through the guidance
as his many talents and understanding of a Big Brother or Big Sister, it becomes an
are being discovered. opportunity.
Among them, Cassidy
is good in math, loves
to build bird houses
and is learning the
importance of relation- 3 MILLION
ship building as a life
changing friendship
has emerged with his Teens ages 12 to 17 have had one
Big. major depressive episode in the past year.