Taking a Look at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Organization

“Cradle to grave” and “Brand loyalty” these slogans are the goal of many companies which target our kids to get us to spend our money on unnecessary things. The article “Kid Kustomers” by Eric Schlosser, an American award-winning author and journalist. He studied in both Princeton and Oxford. One of his most well-known writings is “fast food nation” and the other is “Kid Kustomers”. “Kid Kustomers” published in is one of Schlosser’s best articles, he discussed the fact that there is a market targeted exactly and specifically to our children, and this is not a new phenomenon, this way of marketing has been invented and followed for at least 25 years. Schlosser’s Kid Kustomers is a very good essay published in 1959, it has many ups and

There is an obvious cycle to their business because kids today will be adults tomorrow with kids of their own. Without the proper oversight the current generation of consumers will be affected which will subsequently effect a future generation based on how they view the company.

Each piece of information is presented with background information or evidence that allows the reader to retain the information and accept it as true. When Schlosser introduces the topic of research on children he supports it with sources such as, “Dan S. Acuff-the president of Youth Market System Consulting and the author of What Kids Buy and Why (1997).” Schlosser remains cautious to keep the article from becoming overly factual with statistic and studies, he uses example or events to back up his claims. As an example, Schlosser talks about the perfect synergy of two companies collaborating to create an unstoppable sales tatic. As he discusses this he throws in many events of when these tactics worked, “In 1999 McDonald's distributed eighty different types of Furby. According to a publication called Tomart's Price Guide to McDonald's Happy Meal Col- lectibles, some fast food giveaways are now worth hundreds of dollars.” The way the author approaches to support his information is strong because it is necessary for the content without making the information too factual and

When Christmas comes around, it’s time for all the different types of charities to come out. The Salvation Army is one of them; they are out everywhere looking for people to give money. When they are ringing the bell, people do not ask what does this support. They are instantly digging in their pockets, wallets, and purses to find loose change. When they find coins or dollar bills, they just put them in the red bucket and keep on walking. Why do people do this? People should research charities before giving because the money may not be spent on what the charity says, may not reach the people in need, or could just go to waste.

In 1904, a New York City Clerk named Ernest Coulter saw fit to form an adult volunteers program, Big Brothers movement to help keep kids out of trouble while demonstrating to be a caring role model into the lives of children through a network of over 400 local agencies. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City was chartered in 1964, started by two big brothers who are still involved in the program today. In 1977, Big Brothers Association and Big Sisters International joined forces and became Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. BBBSKC has been one of the fastest growing BBBS agencies in the countries and was named Agency of the Year in 2010 & 2012 (http://www.bbbskc.org). The impact of the program is about meeting the youths most basic developmental needs. This is done through one-on-one relationship that is built on trust and friendship that could blossom into a future of unlimited potentials in addition, by observing shared everyday activities such as eating out, playing sports or attending sports events, going to movies, sightseeing, or just spending quality time together. This program has an on-going study that indicates very low results when adults actively participates in the lives of the children such as 46% children are less likely to begin using illegal drugs, 27% less likely to begin using alcohol, 52% less likely to skip

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York is a non-profit organization who has a main mission to help children and adolescents achieve their potential dreams through professional support, person-to-person relationship with mentors. The mentors try to make it their goal to make a measurable impact on children and adolescents. It is one of the largest organizations that mentor children and adolescents from all communities. Big brother Big Sister mentoring programs have several chapters such as community-based mentoring, work place mentoring, school-based mentoring, and specialized mentoring. The most effective and influential of the mentoring programs is the community-based mentoring program. This is because it covers a wider population of the community, which involves children and adolescents (Grossman and Tierney).

Luckily, Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters is in a great position right now as there are many opportunities that they can undertake. For example, they have a waiting list of over 4,000 children who are wanting to be matched with a Big. If the right mentors can be located throughout the state while continuing to find the resources needed, then the organization has the ability to serve over 10,000 children in Kansas. As over 70 percent of children on the waiting list to receive a Big are male, Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters has the opportunity to target males in the community specifically. Fortunately, many of the counties that are being served in Kansas are in college towns and so many of the students attending college are looking for philanthropic opportunities and will be willing to engage with the organization. There is a huge need for this organization looking ahead.

The boys and girls club have been serving children for 150 years. They have given their helping hand to millions of kids worldwide. The Boys and Girls club’s mission has always been “To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.” The Boys and Girl’s club was formed to assist underprivileged children or children who do not live in the best environment. This organization possesses a numerous amount of goals and achievements they want for each child in the program. They provide a safe and fun environment; help create skills for the future and help children build relationships with positive adults. In addition the

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a nonprofit after-school program for the inner-city youth of America. The organization was founded in 1860, and is still in existence and evolving in the modern day. The company exist throughout all 50 U.S. states throughout the country and is considered to be a fun and safe place for children to learn and grow while having fun. The national headquarters is located in Atlanta, Georgia. However, there also service centers located in Chicago and Dallas. The BGCA serves more than 4 million youth in over 4,100 facilities throughout the country (http://bgca.org/). These facilities include more than 1,140 independent organizations and national organizations, the headquarters, service centers, development programs and services, etc. According to the President of the BGCA, Spillett (2016) claims that there are more than 50,000 employees and 200,000 volunteers that work for the BGCA. The BGCA is a large organization; however there is a limited number of workers in head leadership positions.

The lifeguards of the YMCA-YWCA are a unique group of young energetic people. We will look closer into this group through the eyes of a sociologist. We will study the goals, hierarchal, argot and other factors social factors within this profession.

This course covered many important topics helpful in understanding learning organizations. This paper will incorporate real-life situations from my organization, The American Red Cross. It will focus on three areas I found to be most helpful and relevant to my experience which is the understanding of systems thinking, growth, and the need to practice reflection.

Efforts aimed at juveniles; drug used among juveniles, this efforts must focus in prevention's well enforcement. Like DARE.

Back in March 2015, there was a huge controversy over a dress and what colour it was. Some people say black and blue and others saw white and gold. The Salvation Army foundation used this controversy of the dress to target its audience of mainly young adults. The South African branch of the Salvation Army released an ad with a women bruised up in the white and gold dress with the slogan ‘Why is it so hard to see black and blue. The only illusion is if you think it was her choice. One in six women are victims of abuse. Stop abuse against women’ (Salvation Army Advertising, 2015). The organization used the dress as a force for change, telling people that there are more important things happening in the world than the disagreement over the colour

We want the community that we are working with to have healthy and safe areas for their children to grow up in. We believe that our program will be able to provide those spaces. By allowing the children of the community to have areas that are geared towards them and their learning we hope to create a healthy relationship towards children and education. By lowering the crime rates we also hope to see less children joining in on the crime and more children joining in on education and success. Our programs are centered towards helping children find happiness and hope in education as well as helping those who are willing to to their involvement with crime. We offer those who are willing a helping hand in turning their lives around and a chance to better their community and it’s future. The public health of the community in Inglewood is a huge part of our program and we believe that our ideas, volunteers, and dedication can turn the community

These are activities that are targeted at members of the community and general population with the aim to raise awareness about the problems of child abuse. It involves an approach that targets helping families and children before child abuse occurs and not intervening after the harm has been done. This is very essential as every child deserves to grow up and be nurtured in an environment that is safe and stable which helps in the child’s total development such as the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components. These strategies can be via a myriad of programs such as educational programs via public awareness programs, public service announcements, parent education groups, child educational programs, family support and strengthening programs.