Candice & Melissa
Showing up changes lives. When Melissa and Candice met 23 years ago through Big Brothers Big Sisters, two lives were forever changed. Attached is a story celebrating impact and the spirit of Big Brothers Big Sisters – transformative change. The connection wasn’t easy between Little Melissa and Big Candice when they first met. Having been let down in [...]
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Spotlighting Laurie
Spotlighting Laurie When In-School Mentors show up, it’s often a young person’s favourite day at school. For volunteer mentor Laurie, it’s been 13 school years of making an incredible impact in the program. Since, Laurie has been a mentor to four mentees – one match, a connection lasting six school years, with the others varying [...]
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Spotlighting Kelly
Spotlighting Kelly Kelly is a teen mentor who’s been full circle from mentee to mentor at Big Brothers Big Sisters. Her journey with the organization began during the COVID-19 pandemic when she needed homework help. She was enrolled in then supported through the Homework Club. Homework Club has a goal of increasing student success. The [...]
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Spotlighting Sarah
Spotlighting Sarah Sarah shines as a GLOW program mentor. A long-term volunteer, Sarah has been a Big Sister, an In-School Mentor and most recently, a GLOW program mentor. Originally, Sarah began volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters because she wanted to encourage transformational growth in young lives: “I wanted to spend my time volunteering in [...]
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Spotlighting Gideon
Spotlighting Gideon Meet Gideon, 63, a long-term volunteer in the In-School Mentoring (ISM) program, as well as the Community Matching program. He is currently matched to three mentees in Milton. A former auxiliary police constable, a veteran and a correctional officer of 20 years, Gideon says being a mentor helps turn his past into a [...]
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