Big Homie, Lil Homie Mentoring Program

2025-2026 Bill 5521: Big Homie, Lil Homie Mentoring Program - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5521
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Grant, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0728WAB-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 14, 2026
Summary: Big Homie, Lil Homie Mentoring Program
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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4/14/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 12
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/14/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

to express strong support for the Big Homie Lil
Homie Mentoring Program and its mission to uplift and empower youth through
meaningful mentorship; to encourage community members, local leaders,
businesses, and organizations to partner with, volunteer for, and invest in the
success of the program; and to encourage the exploration of opportunities to
provide resources, visibility, and institutional support to expand the outreach
and impact of the program.

W
hereas, Big Homie Lil
Homie is a nonprofit organization that uplifts young males by molding and
shaping them into great men of society through mentoring, and

W
hereas, the Big Homie
Lil Homie mentoring program is designed to connect experienced, responsible
mentors, Big Homies, with youth, Lil Homies, to foster personal growth,
leadership development, accountability, and community engagement; and

W
hereas, the program promotes
values including respect, integrity, education, conflict resolution, and civic
responsibility; and

W
hereas, mentoring
relationships have been shown to improve outcomes in education, to reduce
involvement in negative behaviors, and to strengthen community ties; and

W
hereas, the Big Homie Lil
Homie mentoring program seeks to create safe spaces for dialogue, skill building,
and empowerment, particularly for male youth who may face systemic barriers or
limited access to resources; and

W
hereas, supporting mentorship
initiatives contributes to building stronger, safer, and more connected
communities. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, express strong support for the Big Homie Lil Homie mentoring
program and its mission to uplift and empower youth through meaningful
mentorship; encourage community members, local leaders, businesses, and
organizations to partner with, volunteer for, and invest in the success of the
program; and encourage the exploration of opportunities to provide resources,
visibility, and institutional support to expand the outreach and impact of the
program.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the leadership of Big Homie Lil
Homie.

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