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FOUND RODRIGUEZ WHO ADMITTED TO THE CATCH. THE 51-YEAR-OLD IS CHARGED WITH NUMEROUS MISDEMEANORS. NOW AT 5:30 PM WE ARE COMMITTED TO BRINGING YOU STORIES ABOUT WHY MENTORING MATTERS. THE BIG BROTHER A BIG SISTER PROGRAM MATCHED ROBERT AND KHALIL THREE YEARS AGO. THEY CONSIDER THEMSELVES REAL BROTHERS. WE MET UP WITH THEM RECENTLY WHEN THEY WERE PLAYING A BASKETBALL GAME. ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THEY DO TOGETHER. ST. JOHN'S TOWERS OVER THE OTHER PLAYERS BUT HE WAS NOT ALWAYS THE BIG KID WHEN HE GOT INVOLVED WITH BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS AND GOT ROB COLLINS AS A MENTOR AT AGE 8. WE BOTH PLAY SPORTS BUT NOT TOGETHER. REPORTER: THEY CONSIDER EACH OTHER BLOOD RELATIVES. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHO I WOULD BE WITHOUT HIP. WE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER HALF OF HIS LIFE. HE IS LIKE MY REAL BROTHER. REPORTER: ROB WAS INTRODUCED TO KHALIL AFTER HE MOVED TO MIAMI AS A LAW STUDENT AND STARTED VOLUNTEERING AT HIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY HAVE A LOT OF FUN TOGETHER AT SPORTS EVENTS AND THEME PARKS, SCHOOL REMAINS THE PRIORITY. I HAVE TO HAVE GOOD GRADES. RE: CAN'T DO ANYTHING. HE SEES HIS MY GRADES ARE BAD, WE GO TO THE LIBRARY AND STUDY. REPORTER: THE TIME THEY SPENT TOGETHER EVERY WEEK AT EARNED ROB THE MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD WITH BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTER AND HE HAS ANOTHER REWARD OUT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP AS WELL. MY 15-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER AND DIRECTLY ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE OF HAND. I MET MY WIFE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SAID YOU SHOULD BE THIS KID'S BIG BROTHER SO WHEN I GAVE IN HAD TO DO IT INTERVIEW AND THE PERSON THAT DID MY INTERVIEW SHE IS NOW MY WIFE. REPORTER: THEY VOLUNTEER AT THE MIAMI RESCUE MISSION EVERY MONTH. I WANT THEM TO VOLUNTEER NOT HAVE IT BE A NOVELTY OR SOMETHING YOU DO TO GET CREDIT HOURS ARE NOT HABIT BE SOMETHING YOU DO TO GET ATTENTION OR BE RECOGNIZED. JUST HAVE A BE SECOND NATURE. REPORTER: THEY HAVE LEFT INDELIBLE MARKS ON EACH OTHER. LESSONS THEY CARRY WITH THEM EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES IT'S FUN AND YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO AND EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME FOR SOME TIME IT IS NOT FUN AND HAVE TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS OTHER CONSEQUENCES. HE TAUGHT ME ABOUT MANNERS AND HOW I CARRY MYSELF. IS A SOPHOMORE AT CORAL GABLES HIGH SCHOOL AND CONTINUES TO MAKE BIG STRIDES TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE. FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN BECOME A MENTOR HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE CBS MIAMI.COM/MENTORING MATTERS. WE HAVE A LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH AND WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MENTORS IN YOUR LIFE. EMAIL US AT MENTORING MATTERS@CBS.COM. MY FAVORITE PART OF THE STORIES HOW THE BIGGS GET SO MUCH OUT OF IT.