With the help of Dan, Gabe is growing strong. Male role models were difficult to come by for Gabriel. For his nine years, he has been surrounded by a circle of artistic, nurturing women. Even at school, all but two teachers are women. Angela became concerned that her son would not have a positive male [...]

Tyler is put on a positive path. As Tyler and his mother sat in the Big Brothers Big Sisters offices excitedly waiting for his new Big Brother to arrive, a tall, good-looking, athletic man in his mid-twenties walked into the room. “I think that’s Freddie,” Pam whispered to her son. “I think you’re going to [...]

From the start, it was obvious that John was going to deliver great things as a Big Brother. John approached his role as a mentor with the same energy and determination that he has dedicated to all of his endeavors in his life, from his work, to his many interests and pursuits. John and Patrell [...]

With Beth's support, Sherika achieved her dreams Dr. Sherika Newman is the woman she grew up hoping she’d be thanks to determination, hard work and the support of her family and Big Sister. She is a Board Certified Physician in family medicine as well as hospice and palliative medicine. At 35 years old, she still [...]

Marilyn came to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward in January 2005 with a desire to find a male role model for her nine-year-old son, Lorenzo.  His father hadn’t been part of his life growing up, so she knew he needed someone to do “boy stuff” with him.  At that time, Lorenzo was dealing with [...]

When Kevin heard a commercial that mentioned that there was a massive shortage of male mentors (Big Brothers), his interest was immediately peaked.  He called the number from the commercial, went for his interviewed and was matched not too much later. He was introduced to Jonathan in 2011. Jonathan had just turned 13 and had [...]