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 choose their own activities and meet up twice per month!
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 located in Lawrence Township or the Martindale Brightwood neighborhood.
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.
