


IN THE NEWS

5.2020
Big Sister mentor figures out how to be there for her Little Sister in spite of pandemic
Julianne Eagan, a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont, hit it off immediately with her Little Sister, Ariannah Carter, a fourth grader at the Academy School in Brattleboro...

5.2020
Big Brothers Big Sisters makes shift to virtual activities amid virus
By Shane Covey
BRATTLEBORO — If your family uses a nerf basketball hoop to play H.O.R.S.E. in the basement or holds a pie-eating contest in the dining room, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont would like to see it...

5.2020
Giving Tuesday encourages communities to support non profits
Giving Tuesday typically happens around the holidays, but the movement launched an additional Giving Tuesday on May 5, 2020 in response to COVID 19...

4.2020
Public is invited to The BIG Night In
With the cancellation of the 39th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake, which is the largest fundraising activity of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont, a fun new virtual campaign has been launched: The BIG Night In...

12.2019
Helping Shape Future
By Nancy A. Olson, Reformer Correspondent
BRATTLEBORO — Kimberley Diemond, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont, knows how having a mentor can change someone's future...

6.2019
Big Brothers-Big Sisters Chapter Opens In Newport
By: Christopher Roy
NEWPORT, VT
A recently formed Big Brothers-Big Sisters program for the Newport area is off and running. The program is designed to connect children to adults who serve as their mentors...
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BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF VERMONT – URGENT CALL TO ACTION
HELP US FIND 60 BIGS IN 60 DAYS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont (BBBSVT) has issued an urgent call to action to find 60 Bigs in 60 Days, urging adults throughout Vermont to volunteer their time and become a Big to one of over 60 children currently ready and waiting for a mentor. Mentoring is fun, flexible, and a powerful way to make a real difference in one’s community by providing guidance and support to a young person, igniting their potential for a bright future. Read more...

BRATTLEBORO – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont has opened registration for its first annual For Kids’ Sake Virtual Fun Run. All proceeds will support the mission of creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Read More...
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By: Andy Kirkaldy
ADDISON COUNTY — The nationally known Big Brothers Big Sisters program is looking to expand its Vermont effort into Addison County starting in September, and a veteran worker with local youths and students will be leading the way. Read More...

4.2019
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont Responds to Opioid Epidemic
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont announced today that they are the recipient of two federal grant...

9.2018
Jay Peak Resort Commits $2000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters Making the Program a Reality
Thanks to the commitment of the Department of Health and Jay Peak Resort, Orleans and Northern Essex Counties will begin...

6.2017
Windham County Program Goes Statewide
After more than four decades affiliated with Youth Services, the mentoring program Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windham County will expand statewide...