A Message from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara and the Southern Tier

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Erie, Niagara & The Souther Tier seeks to bring people together. Our mission is to ignite, empower, and defend potential through one-to-one mentoring.

We live in a country where race and ethnicity have created systemic obstacles for people of color. Big Brothers Big Sisters seeks to remove obstacles for all young people by connecting them with a mentor, a caring adult who can be in their corner.

Unacceptable acts of violence like we have witnessed with Mr. George Floyd and current outbreaks makes our mission more important than ever.

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