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The Match Support Specialist is a full-time position responsible for match support for youth, parents/guardians and volunteer mentors. This position provides ongoing guidance and support to Littles, Parents/Guardians, and Volunteer Bigs on a regular basis. Match Support Specialists monitor mentoring interactions and offer insights and advice to ensure child safety, facilitate healthy relationship development and promote positive youth outcomes.
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My name is Enrique, and currently, I am the only Bilingual Match Support Specialist on the team. A personal reason behind applying for this job was to be able to connect with Hispanic families in our community, as I have recently moved to the Greater Chattanooga area. As part of my job, I regularly speak with families who trust us in working alongside them, their kids, and our volunteers. From the start, I noticed that even though there are only a handful of Hispanic families in our Community-Based program, all of them have been part of it for several years, which made me wonder what the reasons behind this were.
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Congratulations to the winners of our 29th Annual Bass Fishing Tournament! We had 8 matches join us for the competition, which was held on January 4th at Harrison Bay Park. The event was sponsored by local bass anglers Warren Behlau and Ed Ricklefs.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of GreaterChattanooga will break ground on the renovation and expansion of their current space at 2015 Bailey Ave on June 9. The groundbreaking ceremony, which begins at 1 p.m., will launch the community phase of fundraising for the Warner Mentoring Hub.
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The Mentoring Collective will kick-off with a Press Conference on Tuesday, February 22nd at 11 am at Hardy Elementary School. United Way of Greater Chattanooga, The City of Chattanooga, Kingdom Partners, and Big Brothers Big Sisters will each speak to the importance of this new city-wide initiative. The Mentoring Collective aims to mobilize the faith-community to mentor youth. The Mentoring Collective will partner with churches to employ Mentoring Coordinators in churches with a goal of recruiting mentors for multiple community partners that currently provide mentoring services to youth. Mentors and mentees will be paired in mentoring relationships through local organizations with group or individual mentoring.
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Edward Ellis, III began his work with BBBSGC in 2014.
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Each year, Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies honor two outstanding matches: Big Brother/Little Brother and Big Sister/Little Sister to serve as the statewide representatives for the National Big/Little of the Year Awards held in late June
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Grant dollars will serve the needs of parents and their children across East Tennessee
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