Big Resources

Big Brothers Big Sisters Match Support Specialists are a Big’s first line of support for any questions or bumps in the road. The links below provide some additional resources for Big Brothers and Sisters.

Big Deal Discount Club
The Big Deal Discount Club is designed to support match activities with discounts and special offers at designated locations.
Click here for an ever-expanding list of Big Deal participants.

Match Support Tips
Each quarter our Match Support Specialists offer new tips on dealing with concerns or questions that sometimes come up during match support contacts.
Read tips on how to set limits, stay in touch and more.

Tax Deduction Information - NEW!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is pleased to inform you that Bigs are eligible for the following tax deductions in 2008:

• Deduct $0.14 per mile incurred in picking up and driving the Little around.
• You may also deduct the cost of meals, movie tickets, museum admissions, etc. which you spend for the Little. However, you cannot deduct the costs you incur for your own meals, tickets. etc.

While BBBS encourages quality time rather than money spent on the Little to be most important in the relationship, we trust that you will find the above information welcome and useful. Please contact a tax professional if you have any questions.

Helpful Links for Bigs

• FamilyEducation.com—academic skill-builders, homework tips and advice
• Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners—information about how parental incarceration affects children
• Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy & Drug Free—U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services public education site
• MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership
• National Mentoring Center
• Parents: the Anti-Drug—advice and information for preventing drug abuse
• Too Smart to Start—underage alcohol use prevention for caregivers of 9-to-13 year-olds
• U.S. Dept. of Education—especially for students, homework aids and information on planning, preparing and paying for college
• Yahoo! Education Math Help—practice problems and instructions for math topics

The links above provide additional information that may be useful or interesting. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided by these links, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee does not endorse the information or products presented on these sites. In addition, please be aware that the privacy policy of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee domain does not extend to any external sites.