Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association Of Los Angeles

Mentoring services: jewish big brothers big sisters mentoring programs - community-based mentoring brings positive jewish adult role models, known as "big brothers and big sisters," into the lives of underserved jewish youth, known as "little brothers and little sisters," ages 6-18. Matches are overseen by trained professionals who oversee the screening, training, and monitoring of the matches on a regular basis. Scholarship programs - the jbbbsla scholarship program offers financial assistance to graduating, former little brothers and little sisters who seek higher education, and the arnold s. Nelson scholarship program awards scholarships to graduates of the witherbee wilderness backpacking program in need of financial assistance to go to college. The rising leader scholarship program awards cit and teen camp participants with financial assistance towards higher education.college guidance program - the jbbbsla college guidance program, known as the erwin rautenberg college guidance program, serves over 150 non-denominational youth in support of their aspirations for postsecondary education. The program serves youth from 9th grade through college. Participants are recommended to the program after participating in the jbbbsla youth mentoring program, or after attending camp bob waldorf. Teen talk - teen talk is a cutting-edge technology platform that uses a cell phone application (app) to deliver personalized social and emotional support to teens in crisis. The app has provided support to over 35,000 teenage youth from around the world. The teen advisors participate in a fifty-hour training program prior to providing support on the app. The teen advisors are supported by clinical social workers who monitor the virtual conversations.