The Search Institute whose work is the framework of the 40 developmental assets for youth that are followed by communities here in northwestern Michigan and throughout the nation has characterized Big Brothers Big Sisters as the nation's most extensive program at matching youth with adults¹ and exemplary at screening volunteers and matching young people to asset-building adults.²

In the study of Big Brothers Big Sisters by Public/Private Ventures, a private research firm out of Philadelphia, it was discovered that match supervision is one of the most important factors in producing positive matches.