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Provides free and confidential services. Services offered include pregnancy testing, pregnancy counseling, limited ultrasound, on-going pregnancy support, referrals for community support services, support after an abortion, Earn While You Learn Program, fatherhood mentoring programs, and Mother's/Maternity Home.

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Vocational Rehabilitation
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Mentoring Programs
Parenting Skills Classes
Specialized Information and Referral
Pregnancy Counseling
Childbirth Education
Pregnancy Testing

Matches youth ages 5-12 with caring, positive, committed, adult role models. The youth (Little) and mentor (Big) meet in the community 2-4 times per month for a minimum of 4 hours and spend time exploring activities they already enjoy and trying some new ones.

School based mentoring program.
Mentoring program includes skills mastery, character building, and fun, plus individualized attention from trained adults who serve as role models.

Long term residential placement for youth 10-18 years of age. Outpatient substance abuse treatment and therapy services available for youth placed in the long-term residential program.

Behavioral health services for youth 5-18 years of age depending on the program or service.

Volunteer mentoring program for 3rd through 12th grade in math or reading skills.

Family preservation services in Iowa and Nebraska.

Educational programs for professionals working with youth.

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Family Preservation Programs
Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities
Mentoring Programs

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Tutoring Services
Boys/Girls Clubs
Mentoring Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Literacy Programs
Mentoring program includes skills mastery, character building, and fun, plus individualized attention from trained adults who serve as role models.
Social development, social recreation, art, dance, drama, and physical education.

Education support (grades K-12) including tutoring and computer training. STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

Career development (7-18 years), including non-traditional careers.

Family counseling

USDA Meal Program, nutrition education, gardening

Adolescent pregnancy 4-component prevention program for girls 9-18 years old.

Pathfinders Mentoring Program matches girls, ages 5-16, with professional women in the Omaha business community to work on academic and personal goals. Scholarships may be awarded at the end of the successful completion of high school and the Pathfinders program.

Transportation to programs.

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Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Boys/Girls Clubs
Tutoring Services
Mentoring Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Prejob Guidance

Mentors model appropriate behavior, provide guidance and skill building, and offer an opportunity to motivate their mentee through interest exploration and social interaction.

Community-based mentoring matches a child with an adult volunteer in a community-based relationship.

School-based mentoring is incorporated into the school structure and meets during lunch/recess at the child's school. School-based matches are able to participate in BBBS sponsored and other community activities, but are not required to do so.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley provides age appropriate activity enhancements through our community partners that help grow the relationship and strengthen the development of the child. Enhancements involving elementary children and their mentors explore literacy, community service, health and wellness, financial literacy, and STEAM. Enhancements involving middle and high school youth and their mentors explore careers, post-secondary education, financial literacy, leadership, social and mental health, and community service.

Connects individuals who are experiencing life hardships to others who provide friendship and mentoring. Mentoring covers topics such as coping with grief, budgeting, or other life hardships.

Offers a wide range of training and consulting services to help youth-serving programs, schools, nonprofits, government organizations, and companies gain the support and resources they need to provide high quality mentoring experiences. Specializes in providing support around the best practices of mentoring, DEI, trauma informed care, social emotional learning, and workplace mentoring.

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Mentoring Programs
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement
The North Fayette Valley Mentoring Program (NFV) matches students in the North Fayette Valley Community School District with an adult mentor. The program seeks to provide youth with positive adult role models and reduce drug and alcohol use among youth through the development of a relationship with a caring adult. Adult mentors are asked to spend four to six hours per month with their youth mentee pursuing activities that they choose together. In addition, the program typically offers a group social/recreational activity for all participants every other month. Mentors are over 18 years old and have completed a series of background checks. In addition, all mentors receive an initial two-hour training before being matched with a youth and are provided with subsequent trainings throughout the year on a variety of topics.

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Adult/Child Mentoring Programs
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention

Provides a program designed for senior volunteers (55+) to help children and special needs children with pre-reading and reading skills, homework, play games or share stories.

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Senior Corps Volunteer Programs
Mentoring Programs

Provides programs and training for youth, including:

- Life skills training

- Peer mentorship

- Career readiness

- Tutoring and after school programs

- Dance and step programs

- Sports camp

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Student Career Counseling
Tutoring Services
Youth Enrichment Programs
Mentoring Programs
Life Skills Education

Works to improve the community's social and economic conditions. Programs are offered in three core service areas of ducation, workforce development and money management.

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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Mentoring Programs
Personal Financial Counseling
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Provides the life skills youth need to become self-sufficient and independent.
Mentoring program for fifth and sixth-graders, emphasizing character development, social responsibility, and setting goals for the future. Participants are recommended by school counselors, and students are transported from their schools to the Y and various sites in the community.

Offers professionally supported, one-on-one relationships with adult mentors. Mentors and mentees are matched by similar interests. Monthly activities and community service projects are planned for mentoring pairs to participate in. Mentors spend an average of 4-8 hour per month for a minimum of one year with their mentee.

A community-based mentoring program that matches children with adult mentors to spark positive growth and confidence in a fun and exciting way.


Community-based mentoring involves meeting outside the school setting, allowing for activities such as going to the movies, visiting the park, and participating in community events.


Big Pals Little Pals plans monthly activities that offer unique opportunities and experiences that may not be readily available to the Little Pals otherwise.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Tutoring Services
Boys/Girls Clubs
Mentoring Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Literacy Programs
School-based mentoring program pairs adult volunteers one-to-one with students.
Matches youth ages 6-18 with caring, positive, committed, adult role models. The youth (Little) and mentor (Big) meet in the community 2-4 times per month for a minimum of 4 hours and spend time exploring activities they already enjoy and trying some new ones.
Y-PALS Mentoring Program has adult mentors available to mentor children in the area.

Offers to empower male youth to make positive life choices. Program provides participants with mentor/mentee matches, weekly group mentoring sessions, graduation ceremonies and special events. Locations vary within the Polk County area, including community and school-based sites.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Tutoring Services
Boys/Girls Clubs
Mentoring Programs
Team Sports/Leagues
Literacy Programs