Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Texas Panhandle’s mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.
Big Brothers Big Sisters distinguishes itself from other mentoring programs in important ways:
- Affiliate of the national organization Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the largest one-to-one mentoring organization in the world.
- We adhere to national standards in relation to positive outcomes and improving the lives of the children we serve. We are making an impact strengthening positive relationships by helping children improve academic success and reducing risky behaviors.
- A Service Delivery System that enables us to set goals for quality and track our progress.
- Zero tolerance for child abuse
- A commitment to diversity and inclusion, partnership and collaboration, continuous learning, people development and high performance.
- We define ourselves by what we achieve, not just by what we do. We are making an impact strengthening positive relationships for the children we serve.
We Believe
- Youth safety is our number one priority
- Every young person has potential and together we must defend it
- Building relationships between people from different parts of our community advances inclusion and equity
- Our volunteer strategy leverages the human capital of our region, brings our community closer together, and creates the opportunity to impact more children
- Our volunteers are invaluable and their experience should be impactful, rewarding, and fun
- Parents are valued partners and we consider it an honor to be a part of their families
- The best environment to achieve our goals is on the that is exuberant, collaborative and fun
Board of Directors
- Leah Seymour, President
- Dustin Kile, Vice President
- Devin Savage, Treasurer
- Matthew Merriott, Secretary
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- Douglas Brooking
- Karah Gilbert
- William Bailey
- Amber Griffith
- Mario Briseno
- Larrs Brauer - Wheatheart
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2019 Annual Report
Mission Statement. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Texas Panhandle is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.
We work with parents/guardians, volunteers and others in the community and hold ourselves accountable for each child in our program achieving:
- Higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships
- Avoidance of risky behaviors
- Educational success
Dear Friends,
One of the joys of preparing an annual report is that it gives us a chance to look back and to be thankful for all that has been accomplished. This past year was filled with both opportunities and challenges. Some highlights were:
- Served 200 children in Amarillo, Canyon, Perryton, Spearman and Gruver Texas.
- 32nd Annual Bowl for Kids' Sake, one of the Panhandle's longest running fundraisers
- An overview of the agency's income and expenses for the fiscal year 2019 will be updated on our Guidestar profile.
2019 Annual Audit completed in August 2019 and Guidestar profile will be updated when possible
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Texas Panhandle, Inc. is tax-exempt under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
IRS Form 990 information can be found on Guidestar.org:
https://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2017/751/086/2016-751086481-0e1696a3-9.pdf
