Becoming a Mentor to drug abuse families

Grandparents raising grandchildren are on the rise, and some of the reasoning is because of a drug addict family member. There are many different ways through organizations that we all as colleagues can get involved with. There is the Big Brother big sisters organization which is the largest and oldest youth mentoring organization in the United States. According to the National Research, Little Brother and sisters are:

More confident in their schoolwork performance

Able to get along better with their families

46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs

27% less likely to begin using alcohol

52% less likely to skip school

One interesting fact is that “Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers had the greatest impact in the area of alcohol and substance abuse prevention. For every 100 youth between ages 10 and 16 who start using drugs, the study found, only 54 similar youth who are matched with a Big will start using drugs. Minority boys and girls were the most strongly influenced; they were 70 percent less likely than their peers to initiate drug use.”

Organizations here at Morgan through community service are: KUUMBA, which is a tutoring and mentoring program for adolescents ages 11 to 15. Brother to brother is a volunteer program dedicated to working with male high school students in Baltimore City.

These organizations are just to name a few. You can find out more about these organizations by visiting the Morgan website. Please GET INVOLVED.