Mission

Big Brothers Big Sisters believes that all youth can achieve their full potential. Our Mission is to "Create and support one to one professionally supported mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth." Being a mentor, or Big can have an incredible impact on the life of our children. Start Something Big! Mentoring truly empowers youth and strengthen communities. Positive mentoring relationships have a direct and measurable impact on children's lives. Nationally, youth who participate Big Brothers Big Sisters programs are more confident in their schoolwork performance, able to get along better with their families, 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to begin using alcohol, and 52% less likely to skip school<br><br>The agency strives for excellence in service to local children and youth. Locally, Big Brothers Big Sisters served children and youth last year with similar positive outcomes. Across all programs mentored youth we