Little Brother / Little Sister

Little Brother/Little Sister is a collaborative mentoring program between the Winooski community and Saint Michael’s College. The program consists of 50 Saint Michael’s students (Bigs) and 50 students from the local Winooski area (Littles). It is a continuing program, so the bigs are expected to maintain their relationships until they graduate, and hopefully after. The children are nominated by parents, teachers or guidance counselors at JFK (Winooski’s elementary school) and then program coordinators try to match up the students with Saint Michael’s Bigs, who go through an interview and written application process. This program involves a three hour-per-week commitment and transportation is provided to pick up Littles to come back to campus. Throughout the year there are various sponsored programs, trick-or-treating and a Christmas party. The goal of the program is to provide a positive role model and stability in an otherwise unstable and troubled life.

For more information about the Saint Michael's College volunteer program dealing with Little Brother/ Little Sister, feel free to contact Mariah '09.