Our Vision
All youth achieve their full potential.
Our Mission
To create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
Our Plan for the Future
Read the overview of BBBSCI’s 2025-2027 Strategic Plan.
What We Do
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana serves 1,100+ youth annually ages 8 – 18 in Hamilton, Johnson, and Marion Counties. We believe that inherent in every young person is the potential to thrive, and we partner with parents/caregivers, volunteers, schools, and the donors in our community to help youth achieve:
- Higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships;
- Educational success; and
- Avoidance of risky behaviors.
Our Commitment to Access, Belonging, & Opportunity
We harness the power of our mission to connect people in relationships that celebrate and affirm who they are, foster a sense of belonging, and enable opportunities and experiences to empower their potential.
Our Programs
Community-Based Mentoring
MENTORS & YOUNG PEOPLE MAKE THEIR OWN SCHEDULES
Our Community-Based (“CB”) Program pairs adult mentors, or Bigs, with kids, or Littles, between the ages of 8 to 18 years old. Bigs & Littles can choose their own adventure or choose a pathway like Big Sports!
Site-Based Mentoring
OUR TEAM FACILITATES PROGRAMS AT ONE PLACE
Mentors and mentees meet up during facilitated sessions at schools who host the Site-Based (“SB”) Program. These sessions currently take place during the lunch hour at schools.
Group Mentoring
AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR KIDS WAITING
With a growing waitlist of young people waiting for a mentor, these Group Mentoring programs are unique solutions for kids as they wait. In an eight-week facilitated cohort, mentors are paired with a couple mentees to navigate a curriculum designed to build young people’s skills.
Collaborative & Connective Programs
COLLABORATING TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT KIDS DESERVE
We can’t do this alone, so we’ve chosen to collaborate with 20+ other youth-supporting organizations to provide the support and resources that every kid waiting for mentorship deserves.
