My name is Josh and I have been with Big Brothers since I was about 12 years old. A lot of people say that organisations like this have no real impact on the community and most importantly on the individuals. I’m writing this to tell you just the opposite. My story started out before I was even 12, I came from a bad past. Like many kids in my situation I didn’t have many friends, not a lot of family, and no one to turn to. My mom found Big Brothers and signed me up. I started out in the in-school mentoring program were I was matched with my first future big brother, Sammy. At first I thought, "Well this is a load some one wants to hang out with me, yeah right". I had a very negative attitude towards it because I was so used to not having someone to talk to, all of that changed in a heart beat.

For the full story click here