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Big Brothers Big Sisters Calgary: a Longitudinal Study on Mentor and Mentee Outcomes

In collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary (BBBSC), this longitudinal dyad study aims to identify the key characteristics that contribute to successful, long-term mentoring relationships and subsequently assess the impact of these relationships on both mentors and mentees, in order to enhance mentoring practices at BBBSC.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area (BBBSC) serves over 1,500 children and youth annually through one-to-one mentoring programs, prioritizing equity, diversity, and inclusion. Despite its strong impact, BBBSC faces challenges in research capacity to improve mentor recruitment and long-term mentor retention. Additionally, there is also a limited understanding of the experiences and benefits of mentoring relationships on mentors. Therefore, BBBSC, in partnership with the University of Calgary, initiated the longitudinal dyad study to identify the optimal approaches to match mentors with mentees based on key characteristics, while expanding the impact of mentoring relationships on both mentor and mentee outcomes.


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The TREC Lab recognizes we are gathered in an institution with a colonial history, and colonial present, and we aim to continually lessen ongoing colonial harms. We make this statement as an affirmation we are committed to improving our profession’s practices.

The members of the TREC Lab both acknowledge and pay tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6). The city of Calgary is situated on land Northwest of where the Bow River meets the Elbow River, a site traditionally known as Moh’kins’tsis to the Blackfoot, Wîchîspa to the Stoney Nakoda, and Guts’ists’i to the Tsuut’ina.

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