Mission
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area is to facilitate and enhance the positive development of youth through volunteer friendships, mentoring, and outreach services.
Overview
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area is a non-profit corporation based in Escanaba, Michigan. The agency began as a strictly volunteer group serving only Delta County in 1979. Since then the agency has grown to become the second largest Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in the State of Michigan in terms of children served with over 1300 matches per year, and serves six counties.
Administration
Based in Escanaba, the program operates with a staff of 2 full-time and 2 part-time employees. The Executive Director oversees one Program Director, three Program Coordinators, and one contractual worker. A volunteer Board of Directors, made up of no less than seven people, provides governance to the agency and acts in a policy-making and fiscal management capacity. Volunteer Resource Boards represent outlying counties.
Staff
- Tanya Schuster
- Executive Director
- Maureen Lark
- Program Director 906-789-0060
- Sharon Constantineau
- Program Coordinator - Dickinson County 906-774-2180
- Karen Gonyea
- Program Coordinator - Schoolcraft County 341-0313
- Program Coordinator - Menominee/Marinette 906-290-0407
Contact
Big Brothers Big Sisters is always in need of volunteers to act as Big Brothers or Big Sisters, as volunteers at fund-raising events, and as members of its Board of Directors.
For more information about the program, call 906-789-0060.
