Big Brothers Big Sisters of OC & IE

Big Brothers Big Sisters believes that with the support of a caring mentor, every child has the ability to achieve his or her full potential. It is the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring organization, serving a quarter-million children annually. The agency works as a local extension of the national effort to make professionally supported matches between mentors (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”) facing adversity. 

The Inland Empire agency, which opened its doors in 2013, the local organization serves more than 3,000 children annually through programs that improve the odds of youth performing better in school and avoiding violence and illegal activities. Ninety-eight percent of youth in the program graduated high school on time, 90 percent enrolled in college, and 100 percent said their mentors were their biggest influence on pursuing a higher education.

Learn more at www.ocbigs.org or iebigs.org!