Support BBBSCR: 200-Mile Bike Ride for Mentorship

Starting this Sunday, I'll be riding the 200 miles of the Empire State Bike Trail from Battery Park to Albany, and I'm doing the ride to raise $10,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region NY.

Each month, BBBSCR is bringing in 58% more mentees than it can serve. As a result, this year alone, BBBSCR will add 132 unserved mentees to a waiting list that already counts 184 at-risk Littles for a total of 314.

Three out of four individuals on the waitlist are young men looking for mentorship. One in five have suffered significant trauma, such as the loss of a parent or abuse. A majority (70.1%) of waiting mentees identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or People of Color).

On average, Littles wait 22 months for a match.

After 60 years, the agency is reworking their operations, supporting innovative intergenerational programming, in addition to their flagship 1-to-1 mentorship program. Last year, they were able to ramp up programming to serve nearly 50% more students through their High School Leadership Program, and we want to help them do that again.

Every dollar invested in mentorship accounts for $18 in economic impact. Join me in supporting this incredible community asset.