I was a Big Brother for a couple of years when I was in my early 30s. He was from an economically disadvantaged family. It was not unusual for me to see teenage boys with guns in the parking lot of the apartment complex where he lived when I would pick him up.
There was a policy that we were not supposed to spend any money for such things as tickets to sporting events or movies or for meals. It was difficult when we would do something and he would ask to stop at a fast food restaurant to eat even though he had no money to pay for food. I ended up paying for his meal even though we both knew that it was against Big Brother/Big Sister policy at that time.
I eventually left the program when he stole money from me at my home. When I confronted him about it, he denied it. I am absolutely certain that he stole the money.
I sometimes wonder whatever happened to him. His name is too common for me to learn about him by Googling his name.
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