Positively Changing Canada
SERVING CANADA’S COMMUNITIES
This year alone Big Brothers Big Sisters impacted over 40,000 youth in over 1,100 communities across Canada.
REPUTABLE AND ACCOUNTABLE
Providing life changing mentoring experiences since 1912, Big Brothers Big Sisters was named one of Financial Post’s Top 25 Charities in 2016.
IMPROVING SOCIETY
Every $1 invested in our programming returns between $18-$23 to society through taxes, higher incomes, volunteerism and charitable donations.
VISION
All young people discover and achieve their full potential.
MISSION
To provide safe supportive spaces and positive mentoring relationships where young people experience new opportunities and develop confidence and skills for life.
STRUCTURE
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a Federation comprised of 102 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country.
ISSUE
Many children and youth in Canada struggle with societal barriers and face adversities in their lives.
IMPACT
Facing prolonged adversity creates toxic stress in the brain that can negatively impact development.
SOLUTION
With the support of a mentor, these risks can be reduced or even avoided and youth can reach their full potential.
Our Solution
Many children and youth in Canada struggle with societal barriers and face adversities in their lives like detrimental living conditions, family violence, risk factors for mental health, school issues and identity challenges.
These circumstances have nothing to do with the value of who they are or who they can become, but because of these situations, children and youth risk not having the opportunity to live up to their full potential.
Even worse is the possibility of continuing cycles of poverty and crime or developing mental health issues.
This comes at a cost to the young person and to society.
With the guidance and support of a mentor, these risks can be reduced or even avoided and youth are reminded they can be anything they dream of being.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a federation comprised of 108 member agencies servicing more than 1,100 communities across the country. Together we mobilize over 21,300 volunteers who in turn mentor 41,700+ children and young people. That works out to nearly:
2.2 Million Volunteer Hours Each Year!
Each Big Brother Big Sister agency provides direct service to children by matching volunteers and youths in quality mentoring relationships. Our agency staff members are experts at screening volunteers and matching them with a mentee having similar interests.
The national organization provides services and programs to our member agencies to assist them with their work with parents, mentees and volunteers. Ranging from staff training workshops to our leading Child Safety Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada works diligently to ensure we have superior quality programming in all parts of the country.
BBBS Board of Directors
Past-President
Peter Kingston
Member
Charlyn Downie
Member
Peter Dawe
President
Greg Dobney
Member
Eleanor Plain
Member
Ron Masotti
Vice-President
Jacqueline Collier
Member
Holly Smith
Member
Scot Gillam
Treasurer
Gary McCabe
Member
Jody Armstrong
Member
Sean Brophy
Secretary
Kathy O’Brien
Member
Patty Gollogly
Member
Victoria Pearson
To view our Registered Charity Information as recorded with the CRA, please visit: CRA T3010