Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte, Kampala, Uganda

 Mission Statement
	
Big Brothers Big Sisters Mission is to help children in need reach their potential through professionally supported, one 
to one mentoring relationships with measurable impact.
	
 Description
With over 100 years of service, Big Brothers Big Sisters is committed to bringing the power of mentoring to youth from 
traditionally under served communities. Through the following specially designed program, we are able to target specific 
populations and communities.



The Amachi Program/ People of faith mentoring children of an incarcerated parent -research shows that 70 percent of 
children of incarcerated parents will themselves at some point be incarcerated unless they have positive adult intervention. 
That is why mentoring children of prisoners is a key component of Big Brothers Big Sisters goal to reach more kids, 
especially those who may face significant risk factors.



Amachi, a West African word that means who knows but what God has brought us through this child, is the name of an 
initiative that connects children of prisoners with mentors recruited from the faith community. 



Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Charlotte has just partnered with Prison Fellowship Ministries to take over the 
Mentoring component of their Angel Tree Ministries. There are currently over 5,000 children in the Charlotte Metro area with 
an incarcerated parent. We as a community can decide to invest our time, talent and treasure in these children now or 
expect to invest a lot of treasure in the future building larger jails and prisons to keep up with the ever increasing 
inmate population. 



 If you or your church is interested in exploring the benefits of an Amachi partnership and changing the lives of these 
children, please contact Tommy Barrett @ 704-377-3963 x 36 or tommy.barrett@bbbs.org. We are actively looking for 
churches willing to provide volunteer Big Brothers Big Sisters from their membership to mentor these children.
	

Program Type

Youth Program

Do you Require Formal Orientation Training?

Yes