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Origins

In 1904, a young New York City court clerk named Ernest Coulter was seeing more and more boys come through his courtroom. He recognized that caring adults could help many of these kids stay out of trouble, and he set out to find volunteers. That marked the beginning of the Big Brothers movement. By 1916, Big Brothers had spread to 96 cities across the country. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

At around the same time, the members of a group called Ladies of Charity were befriending girls who had come through the New York Children’s Court. That group would later become Catholic Big Sisters.

Both groups continued to work independently until 1977, when Big Brothers of America and Big Sisters International joined forces and became Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Big Brothers Big Sisters currently operates in 50 states and 40000 countyies.

 == Timeline == 

- 1902 Coulter, a court clerk, helps organize the first New York Children's Court, under Judge Julius Mayer; Ladies of Charity, later Catholic Big Sisters of New York, starts to befriend girls who come before the New York Children's Court - - 1903 Businessman Irvin F. Westheimer befriends a young boy in Cincinnati, OH; seeds sewn for the start of Big Brothers in Cincinnati - - 1904 Ernest Coulter founds the organized Big Brothers movement by obtaining 39 volunteers, who each agree to befriend one boy - - 1912 The New York Times reports Big Brothers activity in 26 cities - - 1914 Ernest Coulter embarks on nationwide lecture tour on behalf of Big Brothers; planning begins for a national Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization - - 1916 Big Brothers work spreads to 96 cities - - 1917 The first national conference of Big Brothers and Big Sisters organizations is held in Grand Rapids, MI., leading to the later organization of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation - - 1923 Big Sisters work geared to African-Americans is underway in Louisville, KY and Brooklyn, NY; Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., becomes treasurer of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation; First motion picture based on a Big and Little Brother relationship is released by Paramount Pictures - - 1925 Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation holds its first conference for agency executives; President Calvin Coolidge becomes patron of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation - - 1930 Six hundred delegates attend a Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation meeting in New York City - - 1934 President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt become patrons of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation - - 1940 National Committee on Big Brothers and Big Sisters service is created to continue to pursue the formation of a national group - - 1947 Big Brothers Association headquarters opens in Philadelphia - - 1948 Norman Rockwell produces the sketch that becomes a symbol for the Big Brothers Association - - 1951 Big Brothers of the Year Program begins, Associate Justice Tom Clark of the U.S. Supreme Court and J. Edgar Hoover are named - - 1952 Ernest Coulter dies - - 1958 Big Brothers Association is chartered by Congress - - 1969 Big Brothers Association grows to 150 affiliated agencies - - 1970 Big Sisters International is incorporated - - 1971 Big Brothers Association reports 208 affiliates - - 1977 Big Sisters International and Big Brothers Association merge, forming Big Brothers Big Sisters of America with 357 agencies, mostly independent agencies with their own nonprofit status and governing board - - 1984 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America occupies its new headquarters at 230 North 13th Street in Philadelphia - - 1985 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is honored with a commemorative stamp by the Postmaster General - - 1989 Public/Private Ventures begins study to gauge impact on youth of having a Big Brother or Sister - - 1995 Public/Private Ventures Study research shows measurable, positive results on youth who have a Big Brother or Sister--seminal research in the field of youth mentoring - - 1997 President William Jefferson Clinton holds Volunteer Summit in Philadelphia; Big Brothers Big Sisters plays key role - - 1998 Big Brothers Big Sisters International is founded - - 2000 Big Brothers Big Sisters in Schools becomes a core program. Partnerships with schools and volunteer-rich organizations such as churches, colleges, employers, and fraternities are emphasized. The Amachi Big Brothers Big Sisters program which matches children of prisoners with church congregants is piloted. - - 2001 The slogan "Little Moments, Big Magic" is introduced - - 2002 The Service Delivery System, consistent approach for providing services to children at all agencies is created to increase Big Brothers Big Sisters’ ability to offer quality services to greater numbers of youth - - 2003 President George W. Bush announces three-year $450 million mentoring initiative in his State of the Union Address - - 2004 Founding agency Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City celebrates centennial anniversary - - 2006 First Lady Laura Bush stars in a public service announcement to recruit volunteers across the nation 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Irvin Ferdinand Westheimer (September 17, 1879–December 31, 1980) is best remembered for being the founder of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. ... 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External links

• BBBS of America
• BBBS International
• BBBS of New York City
• BBBS of Jerusalem