Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass

Big Brothers Big Sisters Of The Bluegrass operates in 14 counties under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed & thrive in life.

We make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) & children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18 & develop positive relationships that have a direct & lasting effect on the lives of young people. 

Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong & enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.  Our goal is to help children achieve success in school, help them avoid risky behaviors such as getting into fights & trying drugs & alcohol, & help them improve their self-confidence.

We hold ourselves accountable to our supporters by regularly measuring our impact.  Our goal is to help our Littles learn right from wrong & how to make good decisions. It's one of the reasons why our work is recognized as best in class by juvenile justice professionals like the US Department of Justice Office for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring is an effective program that improves the lives of youth & deeply engages communities through involvement with families, mentors, community funders, schools & other partners.  Children in our mentoring program improved:  44% in scholastic competency, 38% in high school graduation, 27% college graduation, 38% show an improvement in grades, 50% show an improvement in math, 27% improve in reading/language arts, 29% improve in science.

By supporting our organization, you are joining our mission of positively affecting children in the Bluegrass. Every day, we work tirelessly to change the perspectives of children & give them an opportunity to achieve great things. But without help of community partners, we couldn’t offer our mentoring services.