BEYOND SCHOOL WALLS
An Innovative Mentoring Program
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Spotlight on Success
Comcast Corporation & Fairhill Elementary
Fairhill Elementary School
- 99.4% economically disadvantaged
- 51.4% of students are chronically truant--10 or more unexcused absences
- 49% of adults 18-24 have no high school degree
- Ranks a 10 on OJJDP's Community Disadvantage Index--indicating this census tract is among the most disadvantaged in the country
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Comcast
Program started during the 2008-09 school year
- 29 matches in year one
- 45 in each year since [January 2012]
- All levels of the organization from entry-level to CFO
The Impact
- 51% of Fairhill students are "chronically truant"
- Every single student mentored in the Beyond School Walls program reduced their unexcused absences
- More than 50 incidents reported to the office of school safety, including three assaults on teachers and 23 assaults on students so far this year
- 81% of students mentored in Beyond School Walls had zero disciplinary infractions
Additional Benefits
- Comcast has adopted the school
- Brother of a Little (mentee) secured an internship
- Rolled the program out in 10 other markets
Growth
- Started with 1 program in 2005, currently have 21 programs [2012]
- Serving kids in 2nd through 12th grade
- Large and small companies
- Shared programs
- U.S. Attorneys/FBI/Federal Defenders
- Business Parks
- Helping us redefine our impact
- Education
- Volunteerism
- Corporate retention
Presenters: Judy Spangler, Chief Programs Officer, BBBSSEPA
Ted Qualli, VP, External Affairs & Marketing, BBBSSEPA
End of Part II of the Beyond School Walls adaptable model
Excerpts from the presentation PowerPoint
National Mentoring Summit 2012, Washington, DC DC 1-25-12
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