Sponsor a Family
What does it mean to sponsor a family?
Sponsoring a family at BPB means making a direct investment in their lives and welcome to our community. Sponsors do not have to be directly involved with the family but can also act as mentors or simply meet and celebrate milestones with them.
We encourage group sponsorship as funding for one family equals approximately $30,000 per year and tapers as the family works with BPB's support to reach self-sufficiency over a period of time. However, individuals are welcome to be sponsors too.
Sponsorship helps BPB support: (could you do something similar to this graphic with the three columns? would just need to take out the specific rent amount)
Housing
Rent, furniture, moving, utilities, etc.
Food Assistance
Direct payments to family to purchase culturally appropriate foods
Education
Paid to vendor for career growth (English, vocational, licensing, etc) or out-of-school time activities
Emergency Assistance
Legal, medical/dental, other
Case Managment
Family Support Manager and Case Worker, who are regularly meeting with the family, putting together plans for short and long-term goals towards self-sufficiency, and connecting families to necessary resources.
Mentors and tutors
Volunteer Coordinator recruits and trains mentors and tutors to provide additional support to families to meet their goals and be another welcomer in their community.
Growing Your Investment
Increasing your donation through fundraising and grant efforts. ROI at BPB is $1 = $10.
Outreach
Engaging with new supporters in the community and through marketing efforts.
Management
Fiduciary responsibility, evaluation of the quality and impact of our work, employee and volunteer satisfaction and retention.
Impact
The impact of sponsorship shifts as families move towards self-sufficiency with BPB's major focus being on supporting basic needs in the first year or two and bridging into longer-term needs.
In the first year of a family's involvement, we aim to see the following impacts:
- Family’s basic needs are met so that they can focus on pursuing skills for self-sufficiency
- Family feels they belong in their community through connection to sponsors, mentors, and tutors
- Begin the process of reducing sponsorship benefits for Year 2 through conversations with BPB staff and adult family members
BPB's long-term impact on families includes:
- Family is able to meet their basic needs and is in the process of working toward long-term goals
- Family feels integrated in their community and understands the resources available to them
- Family has a clear financial plan with identified opportunities for continued growth including through careers and investments
