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Big Brothers Big Sisters operates under the belief that inherent in every child is incredible potential and works to ignite, empower, and defend that potential through one-to-one mentorship. Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, professionally supported matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through young adulthood. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of youth in our communities.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

OUR STORY

For more than a century, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been helping change kids’ perspectives and giving them the opportunity to reach their potential. And we have more than a century of volunteers, donors, and advocates just like you to thank.

It all started in 1904, when a young New York City court clerk named Ernest Coulter was seeing more and more boys come through his courtroom. He recognized that caring adults could help many of these kids stay out of trouble, and he set out to find volunteers. That marked the beginning of the Big Brothers movement.

At around the same time, the members of a group called Ladies of Charity were befriending girls who had come through the New York Children’s Court. That group would later become Catholic Big Sisters.
Both groups continued to work independently until 1977, when Big Brothers Association and Big Sisters International joined forces and became Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.

More than 100 years later, Big Brothers Big Sisters remains true to our founders’ vision of bringing caring role models into the lives of children. And, today, Big Brothers Big Sisters currently operates in all 50 states—and in 12 countries around the world.
Greater Richmond Headquarters
(804) 261-4940
1707 Summit Ave, #200
​Richmond, VA 23230
Tri-Cities Office
(804) 319-5198
110 Main Street, Suite 3
mail to: P.O. Box 882
Hopewell, VA 23860
Hampton Roads Office
(757) 392-5155
mail to: P.O. Box 16774
Chesapeake, VA 23328
Greater Virginia Peninsula Office
(757) 369-6824
South Morrison Family Education Center
746 Adams Dr, Room 10
​Newport News, VA 23601
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