Karen Orser, the organizations president and CEO, said its hard to turn away volunteers when the demand for child and youth mentoring isgreater than ever, but some volunteers are waiting a year to be paired with a little brother or sister due to growing wait lists.
Date: Aug 24, 2016
Source: Google
Big Brothers Big Sisters suspends volunteer applications, blames economy
"It's awful to have to turn children away, who desperately need those positive relationships. So the more support we get from the community the more children and volunteers we'll be able to serve," said BBBSpresident and CEO Karen Orser.