Big Buddy

Big Buddy supports boys who don’t have their dad around by recruiting good guys from the community to spend time with them.

Auckland

Big Buddy matches kind-hearted men with boys who do not have a father in their lives, so they can enjoy male friendship, guidance, someone to look up to and maybe even kick a ball round with. Our Big Buddies are thoroughly screened and then matched with a Little Buddy of 7-14 years of age.

Regular feedback from mums and grans shows that having a Big Buddy helps a boy grow confidence, see the world differently, and feel a lot happier! Just by spending a few hours a week together, kicking a ball, building something or even climbing a tree, all these good things happen.

Your support will help identify the boys that are in need, find good-hearted men, screen for safety and reliablity and support a Big and Little Buddy match that will change a young boy's life for good.

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We find these boys a male mentor, fostering a long-term relationship, kinda like an uncle. It’s simply a good man turning up into a boy’s life, taking an interest in who he is, modeling positive maleness. The boy’s self-worth will develop; he will do better at school, be less inclined to commit crime. Statistics on mentoring are compelling.

Latest update

Update for 31/03/2013 31 March 2013

Wellington coordinator Andrew Morrison says making great matches is the best buzz. He recently matched a 10-year-old Little Buddy with a fellow sports fanatic and they haven't slowed for breath. ""It was so cool seeing the LBs reaction when I did the match. He was so stoked. He took the BB into his room and showed him all his sports medals and cups - they were talking away in sports language. His Mum looked bewildered by it! Their first outing was the new BB going to see his LB play cricket - he saw him get a wicket - and the LB was so stoked to have his BB there to acknowledge and praise him. I think it's a keeper!""

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