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EMPOWER A CHILD IN YOUR COMMUNITY

BBBS 7 Rivers Region

Interested in volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters? You can make a significant impact on a child's life and your community! Here's what we're looking for:

  • Passion for spending time with kids and teens

  • Ready to build a meaningful developmental relationship

  • Responsible, trustworthy, and stable

  • Compassionate, energetic, and a good listener

  • Respectful of diverse values and beliefs

  • Open communication with parents and BBBS

  • Prioritize safety for everyone

Join us and become a Big, positively impacting a child's life and your community!

ENROLLMENT STEPS

1. INQUIRE / APPLY Learn about the program and commitment and see if it's the right fit for you. If you haven't completed the full application, we will ask you to do so now.

2. INTERVIEW Sit down with one of our wonderful Program Specialists to help us get to know you better and answer any further questions you may have.​

3. TRAINING After your interview, your Program Specialist will talk to you about our pre-match training and get you logged into our Learning Management System.​​

4. MATCH PRESENTATION When the Program team makes a match, they will schedule a time to tell you about the Little they found! You can ask any questions and share your thoughts on the match before we move forward.

5. MEET YOUR LITTLE! Once a match is approved, your Program Specialist will schedule and facilitate an introductory meeting between you and your Little and their parent/guardian. We will complete some paperwork and get to know each other with fun games to get the match off to a great start!

6. ONGOING SUPPORT Program Specialists will schedule calls within two weeks of the match introduction meeting to discuss how you're feeling and then call once a month throughout the first year of the match.​

HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING A BIG?

Our team is here to help you every step of the way. Please feel free to reach out with your questions about being a Big! Visit our Programs page for more detailed information about our program options.

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