On This Page: u RBBBS Vision  u Guiding Principles  u Goals for 2008

RBBBS Vision
Our vision is to have the financial and human resources necessary to ensure the delivery of high quality service, such that no child in need of a mentor at the agency goes without service, or has to wait too long for help.

Guiding Principles
We will stay true to our mission, our unique brand of youth mentoring: one-to-one, professionally supported, safe mentoring with proven, measurable outcomes.

There are a huge number of children and families in Planning District 16 who need our program. Our vision is that children who need and want a mentor will have successful mentoring relationships, contributing to better schools and neighborhoods for all.

We feel an urgent need to significantly increase the number of children we serve, especially those at high risk. Our children, schools and neighborhoods need us now more than ever.

We value diversity and inclusion; our families, children, boards, staff and volunteers will reflect the communities we serve.

We will continue to stress and improve the safety and quality of our programs while we increase the number of children we serve.

We are a performance-oriented organization striving to achieve results in terms of quality mentoring relationships, excellent efficiency and stewardship for our supporters, aggressive growth goals for the number of children served and cumulative impact for our schools and neighborhoods.

We will continuously transform and improve every aspect of our business, from the programs we offer to the way we recruit volunteers, deliver our services and raise funds for growth.

The transformation of RBBBS will be a continuous journey. We will be a learning organization, constantly striving for the next level of performance.

RBBBS will create lasting long-term value for our children and communities by investing in our organization's assets and capacities- our people, our brand and our ways of doing business.

Goals for 2008
u Sustain a higher percentage of matches for 12 months or longer.

u Increase the GPA in core academic subjects for more of the children.

u Decrease the percentage of mentored students who have unexcused absences.

u Decrease the percentage of mentored students with discipline problems.

u Continue to show increases in self esteem and positive relationships.

u Keep our Littles in school and out of trouble.

u Help keep our Littles on healthy paths, away from smoking, alcohol, drugs, teenage pregnancy, and high school
   drop-out.

u Successfully serve 75-100 NEW children with an incarcerated parent, each year for three years, through the
   RBBBS "Mentoring Children of Prisoners- Community Cares" program funded by the US Department of Health
   and Human Services.