Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Greater Nashua & Greater Salem, Inc. is a mentoring program, established in 1982 to provide guidance and friendship to at-risk youth who lack a solid support system in their own lives. Our mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of children who are primarily from single parent homes. This is accomplished by matching children with caring, committed volunteers from the community, in a professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationship. For 30 years, BBBS Nashua/Salem has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Most children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters are in single-parent and low-income families or households where a parent is incarcerated. We partner 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 All of our energies, systems, child safety procedures, training, and activities are focused solely on effecting positive outcomes for at-risk/high risk youth through one-to-one mentoring relationships. Independent research has told us that Big Brothers Big Sisters improves the odds that the children we serve will succeed educationally, socially and lead more productive lives.