A prospective Big Brother or Big Sister has provided your name as a reference to be used in consideration of his/her becoming a Big Brother/Big Sister. We'd like you to answer the questons below. We assure you that your answers will be held in confidence.
But first, here's a little about our programs.
In our community program, a Big Brother/Big Brother gets to share activities with a child that they both enjoy! That might include fishing, playing board games, baking cookies, or going to ball games. They get to enjoy these fun times two or three times a month with a Little Brother or Little Sister, on your own schedule.
We also have a school mentoring program. Here, the Big gets to go back to elementary school and experience the hot lunches and little desks all over again! They visit their Little Brother or Little Sister each week at their school. And remember, it's a chance for them to go to recess and act like a third grader again.
With this information in mind, please provide the following: |
| How long have you known the applicant? |
| In what capacity do you know the applicant? |
| Can you tell us about their home environment, in particular how child friendly it is? Are there any safety concerns or anything else that you would have concerns about that we could help the volunteer to manage? |
| Can you tell us about a time you observed the applicant around a child or children? What would your impressions or feelings about that interaction? |
| Do you know of any reason why being a Big Brother or Big Sister may not be the right volunteer experience for the applicant? |
| Do you know of any reason why this may not be the right time for the applicant to commit to being a Big Brother or Big Sister? |
| What else would you like to tell us about the applicant? |
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