Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan

Community
Education
Family

Who We Are

Mission: To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth remain the same.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Michigan is a nonprofit organization that provides one-to-one mentoring relationships to children in need. With the help of our Bigs, community sponsors, and generous corporate and individual donors, we are able to change the lives of young people in our region. We know that when youth are surrounded by consistent, caring adults in safe, developmental relationships, we can help create sparks to tap into those dreams, break down walls and build up confidence to explore how to reach for their goals and provide the support and encouragement that helps them to learn and grow. BBBS provides professional staff that recruit, enroll, match and support youth, volunteers and families to create and support developmental relationships. We believe that relationships are most meaningful when they are full of Empathy, Genuineness, and Unconditional Positive Regard.

What We Do

One-to-one mentoring to Defend the Potential of our Youth

We create mentoring matches between adult volunteers (Bigs) and children (Littles) between the ages of 8 – 18, leverage and grow partnerships in a four county region (Washtenaw, Oakland, Macomb and Wayne), and provide additional programming and services to families and the community!

Volunteer Mentor Requirements:

Mentors are 18+ in age
Attend a virtual training and orientation (orientation link)
Complete Volunteer Interview and background check
Matched for 1+ Years (minimum of 1 year)
Outings with mentee (Little) 2 x month + Weekly contact
Match activities align with goals
Complete Monthly Match Support
Sign-up to be a mentor at this link or go to our website www.bbbssoutheastmi.org

Match outing activities with a Little: ride a bike, play video games, play a sport, go to a museum, attend a sporting event, visit a park, eat together, take a walk, explore nature, attend a community event