Positive Role Models

Healthy nutrition comes from setting good examples. Many children lack the parental supervision and guidance at home. The children who lack this guidance not only suffer academically and mentally but physically as well. Students who do not have appropriate care at home are often at risk for eating unhealthy meals and snacks.These unhealthy meals and snacks could be lack of parental understanding of nutritious meals, lack of money, or lack of overall care for the child's well being. It is important that the child has a positive role model in his or her life in order to ensure she is getting the best possible life.

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Big Brother Big Sister is a program designed to give needy kids a mentor. These kids deserve a mentor to look up to and take guidance from. These mentors help the students to grow and become beneficial members of society. Students are assigned a big brother or sister that is compatible with his her personality. After the child has been assigned the mentor and his or her little brother or sister meet once a month to do fun activities or just to see each other and talk. This is an extremely positive volunteer organization that helps the youth of America to grow up healthy, educated, strong, and with feelings of love and support. These mentors can proved a positive role model in nutrition and help the children to make positive life decisions.

I recently contacted this organization and inquired about becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister. The program is very selective and ensure that the matches are good ones. Each person has a trial period and the volunteer must ensure they will volunteer at least one year to the organization. The commitment is important because the children depend on their volunteer every month.

I am very interested in this organization and plan on becoming a Big Sister in the near future. I think this institution provides a great community for kids who are less fortunate and need a positive influence in their lives.

Please Visit the site and see if it would be something you would be into. The volunteering can be directed to all levels of commitment.


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