Meet the Innovators: Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas
Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of North Texas provides one-on-one mentoring to children. They have developed strong and innovative statewide partnerships with government as well as faith-based organizations through their proven model that relates to mentoring children of prisoners through the Amachi Texas initiative. They also recognize the importance of outcome measures, utilizing randomized controlled trials funded by the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Their methods are so successful that they recently received national recovery funds to do consulting and help replicate their model across the country.
Olivia Eudaly, State Executive Director, serves as the statewide spokesperson for Big Brothers Big Sisters/Amachi Texas. She is responsible for statewide coordination of Amachi Texas, placing one-to-one mentors in the lives of children of prisoners across Texas. Olivia works in close coordination with the 10 BBBS agencies in Texas.
