Big Brothers Big Sisters Drive to Success

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBSMA) is pleased to announce its partnership with Uber during April 2017. The goal is to lower the “no-show” rates for interviews to become Big and Little Brothers and Sisters. In return, this will increase the number of matches made in the program. Uber will provide free rides to and from the BBBSMA office for families who might otherwise not be able to make it to their interviews. We want everyone who desires to be involved in our program to be given the opportunity to do so. To enroll a child in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, both parents and children are required to attend training and interview sessions at the office. Because of this, we are very excited and thankful for our partnership with Uber to help us achieve this goal.

Since a majority of our kids come from low-income and single-parent households, this may make it difficult to find the means and time to come in for an interview to become involved with our program. However, it is of great reward and makes all of the difference for those who can and do make it in for interviews. Of the children who participate in our program, 98% are promoted to the next grade on time and 99% avoid the juvenile justice system. Ubers new service, Uber Central, allows businesses of all sorts to request, pay for, and track rides for customers to and from their offices. This platform is very useful for non-profits and other organizations that may want to coordinate rides for its members. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta is very appreciative for this partnership. Our program has been successfully impacting and transforming the lives of children in our community for 57 years and we hope to continue this. We serve approximately 2,500 children from 12 metro Atlanta counties on an annual basis, and hopefully with our new partnership, we are able to serve even more.