Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saskatoon is celebrating National Mentoring Month, and looking to recruit new mentors in January.
Kathy Hauser, Director of Service Delivery, says they have about 100 kids on wait lists right now, waiting to be paired with mentors. She says people can volunteer for programs like in-school mentoring that requires a commitment of about an hour a week, to the traditional Big Brother, Big Sister programs with a weekly commitment of 3 to 4 hours per week. Hauser states Big Brothers Big Sisters, also runs a diverse range of 13 different programs, with varying hours.