Every child deserves a mentor.
Why not you?
Being a kid isn’t easy. Throughout their lives, all children and youth face challenges that can be confusing and scary, and are largely unavoidable. But they don’t have to face them alone. By spending 3 - 4 hours a week together, Big and Little Brothers and Sisters form lifelong friendships that help provide care, stability and support for children and youth in their developmental years, and a learning and enriching experience for mentors.
Mentorship is a proactive investment to help children grow up happy, confident, healthy and safe … to become productive contributors and leaders in our community.
On average, Big Brothers Big Sisters of London & Area maintains 300+ Big and Little matches with a list of more that 200 young people waiting for a mentor at any time.
Click here to learn more about the impact of mentorship on the lives of children or here to read testimonials from our Bigs and Littles.
Mentoring Volunteer Opportunities
Community-based Programs:
- 1:1 Big Brothers/Big Sister Program
- Big Sister: Little Sister
- Big Sister: Little Brother
- Big Brothers: Little Brother
- Couples Mentoring
- Waitlist Group Mentoring
- Waitlist Programming
School-based Programs:
- Go Girls!
- Game On!
- Brothers & Sisters in School
Non-mentoring Volunteer Opportunities
- Special Events Committee
- Community Development Committee
- Administration
- Fund Development
- Community Relations
Are You Ready?
PLEASE NOTE: The screening process will take approximately 3 - 4 weeks to complete
1. Read through Mentoring 101 to learn more about the impact of mentoring, the programs offered through Big Brothers Big Sisters, and to make sure that you are ready to make this committment to a young person, as well as yourself!
2. Gather the names and phone numbers of references who have known you for at least 2 years:
- Family reference*
- Character reference*
- Employment reference*
- Teacher Reference - required for the Brothers and Sisters in School Program Only
- Partner Reference (if applicable)
- Previous Volunteer Experience (if applicable)
* - required
3. Contact Anne-Marie Rodger, Administrative Coordinator:
- anne-marie.rodger@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca, OR
- 519-438-7065 x 6200 between 8:30am - 4:30pm
4. Should you choose to continue with the enrollment process, Anne-Marie will e-mail you our application form to be completed online, and schedule the initial screening interview with Christine Palya, Enrollment & Training Coordinator. The e-mail will contain necessary information for the remainder of the screening process.
Acceptance of your application as a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters is dependent on the successful completion of each stage of the screening process, as well as successful completion of a police and vulnerable sector screening check.
