About Us
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley currently serves over 500 children and youth and is committed to annually serving 1,000 children and youth in mentoring relationships by the year 2010. To meet this aggressive goal and maintain a high level of service, Big Brothers Big Sisters will introduce new programs, new processes and technology.
In Dayton, a new Big Brother organization was formed through a pilot project of the Dayton Jaycee's in 1958 in which volunteers worked solely with boys referred from the Juvenile Court. In 1960, through the efforts of Juvenile Judge, Frank Nicholas the pilot project became an independent social service organization under professional direction. The new agency became a member of the Health and Welfare Planning Council in 1961 and expanded it's service to boys who were not part of the Juvenile Court System, emerging as an early intervention/preventative service for boys. In 1965 yet another expansion occurred by becoming an United Way Supported agency, the agency service area grew to include Greene and Preble Counties. In 1974 a pilot project of matching Big Sisters with Little Sisters began. From this pilot project a new agency was created, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Dayton. In 2003, our agency merged with BBBS of Miami County enlarging our service area to four counties (Montgomery, Greene, Preble and Miami) and the creation of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley.
What began in a one person office serving 20 boys in the Juvenile Justice System is now a central office, with a satellite office in Troy, that employs 15 staff members in a variety of full time/part time positions including administrative, fundraising, program and support staff.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Brothers Big Sisters, the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States, is commemorating it's 100th anniversary by reuniting former Big and Little Brothers and Sisters, in partnership with Yahoo!, and championing its vision of servicing one million "at risk" children by 2010.
Big Brothers Big Sisters has proven success in creating nurturing one-to-one relationships between adults and children. The organization works closely with parents to match every child with the appropriate Big Brother or Big Sister. Each potential volunteer is screened, trained and supervised to help ensure that the mentor-child relationship will be a safe and rewarding experience.
No special skills are required to become a mentor. Any caring adult who is willing to devote an average of one hour each week of his or her time to show a child the joys of everyday life can be a mentor. Many Littles return to the organization to become Bigs and pass on the magical moments they shared to other children in need.
For more information about becoming a volunteer, call (937) 220-6852 or 1-800-301-7123