COMMUNITY BASED MENTORING PROGRAMS: OUR CORE PROGRAM MATCHES A VOLUNTEER BIG BROTHER OR SISTER WITH A CHILD WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM A ONE-TO-ONE RELATIONSHIP WITH A CARING ADULT. BIGS AND LITTLES MEET A FEW TIMES PER MONTH, FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS EACH TIME, AT PLACES AND TIMES CONVENIENT TO BOTH. SCHOOL BASED MENTORING PROGRAMS: VOLUNTEER BIG BROTHERS AND SISTERS MATCHED IN OUR SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM MEET THEIR LITTLE BROTHERS OR SISTERS AT SCHOOL, A FEW TIMES A MONTH OVER THE COURSE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.