Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Southwest Washington

Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships, changing their lives for the better, forever. Our vision is that all children achieve success in life. Big brothers big sisters of southwest washington serves children and youth, 6-18 of age, who are in need of academic assistance and/or at risk of dropping out of school; vulnerable to developing delinquency problems such as drug/alcohol use; have been involved in the juvenile justice system; or lack social skills. The majority of children/youth we serve are growing up in chaotic environments including family domestic violence, mental health or chemical dependency issues, parental incarceration and/or homelessness.

$558K from 16 funders · 38 grants · 2017–2024