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Mohamed: "I Want to Be a Role Model and a Leader"

“I moved to the United States at age 3 as a refugee from Senegal, West Africa. During this journey, I became the first in my family to graduate from high school, as well as the first to attend college. Coming from the inner city of Kansas City, Missouri and reflecting on my life, I wish I had more people that looked like me that I could look up to as a beacon of hope knowing that anything is possible if you put your mind to it.

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Josselyn: "I Want to Help Create the Future"

“I want to become a teacher. Growing up with two little sisters helped me discover my love for watching children grow into what they want to become, and I want to be in a position where I can help create the future and nurture it even when I’m not there. We are all destined to get something out of life. As a teacher, I may not be able to live luxuriously, but I want to create something that will grow larger and stay around longer than me. I want to know that I did all I could for my future family and for the future alone.

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Jhudanne: "I've Got Big Plans"

“I wouldn’t consider myself much of a dreamer. The word seems to have this hazy connotation. It’s almost as if a dream is something meant only for today, just to be cleared out by the glaring rays of reality tomorrow. Dreams are too temporary.

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Mar'Queies: "Now It's My Turn"

"There are so many ways that having a college degree would help me reach my goals, but the biggest would be to make my mother proud — she is my life. I was born when she was just a senior in high school. Even as a brand new mother, she pursued college to become a nurse. Unfortunately, she didn't get many scholarship opportunities, and she was forced to drop out to care for me. When I was ten years old, my mother went back to college to finish what she had started, and seeing her work so hard inspired me to do great things in my life.

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In their own words: Meet the 2020 Ambassadors of Potential Scholarship recipients

This year, the BBBSKC Board of Ambassadors awarded $13,000 in scholarships to 7 incredible Little Brothers and Sisters. These are their stories.

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BBBSKC awards over $10,000 in scholarships to KC Littles

7 Littles will receive a total of $13,000 in scholarships.

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‘I see her as a sister, a mom, and a best friend’: 15 years of friendship

When we meet new people, it’s often impossible to know what kind of impact they’ll have on our lives. That much is definitely true for Little Sister Chelsea and Big Sister Rosalina.

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You Are Welcome Here

This Pride Month, we wanted to answer some of our most frequently asked questions about the LGBTQ+ community and BBBSKC.

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Discussing Racial Injustice with Our Littles

Gene Willis is Co-Chair of the BBBSKC DEI Board and was the 2014 Kansas City Big Brother of the Year. On the early morning of July 7, 2016, I wrote the following post on my social media platforms following the news of the shooting and death of Philando Castile, a Black male school worker, at the hands of a Minnesota police officer:

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BBBSKC Statement on Racism and Injustice

The mission of BBBS is to ignite, empower, and defend potential in our youth through powerful 1-to-1 relationships. We hurt when we see racism and injustice. Our Black staff, Bigs, Littles, families and supporters are among those hurting the most. When we see these community members unjustly suffering as the victims of inequality and violence, we suffer with them.

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