Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area

One-on-one community and school based-mentoring:these programs are one-on-one services in which a Big brother or Big sister commits to spending weekly time with a little brother or little sister. Each match is carefully administered by trained personnel who are guided by rigorous standards. Professional caseworkers provide ongoing support and supervision to all participants, including the family. the average length of a match in the metropolitan Washington Area is over three years. For the year ended june 30, 2021 approximately 750 children, single parents, guardians and mentors benefited from these monitoring services in dc, suburban Maryland and northern Virginia.

Learn 24 out of school time:this program focuses on serving and supporting the youth in thedistrict of columbia. This program places emphasis on providing ongoing support and activities for our matches. We work to research and provide resources and services to the community. Additionally, we work closely with the dc public schools to recruit and onboard youth who could use additional support.

Office of juvenile justice and delinquent prevention (ojjdp):this multi-year grant is a pass-through from the National office, bbbs of america. the components of this grant include funding for traditional "matches" with a Big volunteer and at-risk youth, along with a component related to education on the high risks of opioid use. We currently have four active grants including jj9, jj10 myi02 and myi103