Pictured: Accepting the award at the National Conference are, Joy Mahler, President | CEO alongside 2022 Corporate Board Chair, Randall Woods. Photo courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast is proud to announce it is the winner of the 2022 Gold Standard and Quality Award. Every year, Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across the country are recognized by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s Nationwide Leadership Council, made up of local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency leaders and board members, for excellence in the organization’s signature one-to-one youth mentoring program. In order to receive this Award, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast met the following criteria: Quality Award: Served a minimum of 100 children and raised at least $200,000 in revenue; Achieved a Community-Based/Site-Based Plus 12-month retention rate of 74% or higher; Achieved a Site-Based/Site-Based Facilitated 12-month retention rate of 51% or higher. Gold Standard: Met the requirements for the Quality Award; Grew the number of End Active Matches; Posted a positive net income at the end of the agency’s fiscal year that ended during 2022.

Pictured: Accepting the award at the National Conference are, Joy Mahler, President | CEO alongside 2022 Corporate Board Chair, Randall Woods. Photo courtesy of Big Brothers Big Sisters.