Children who have an incarcerated parent have special difficulties to overcome, if they don't receive some additional help.
This is what drove the creation of Amachi Big Brothers Big Sisters and led Ohio Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies to partner and form Big Brothers Big Sisters Amachi Ohio in 2006.
To date, Big Brothers Big Sisters Amachi Ohio has matched more than 1,100 children with mentors who are helping them become confident, competent and caring individuals in our community. But this is just the beginning. There are approximately 125,000 children in Ohio who have an incarcerated parent or parents. Our mission is to locate these children and to inspire thousands of adults to step forward to serve as volunteer Amachi Big Brothers or Big Sisters.
The impact of mentoring is palpable and the results irrefutable. Mentoring works. You have the power to change a child's life and the future of your community by volunteering or by referring a child.
