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Event Recap: The Biggest Little Virtual Gala
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area (BBBS) hosted their first-ever Biggest Little Virtual Gala on Saturday, December 12th. Joined by over 100 supporters, friends and partners, CEO Dimitrius Stone and Pacific Auction Company emcee Steve Godfryd...
Looking back at BBBS in the news in 2020
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area (BBBS) had an exciting run in the media over the last few months. CEO, Dimitrius Stone, and a few of our matches have spoken to multiple media personalities to talk about the direction of our program, upcoming...
Mentoring Over The Holidays
The holiday season can be a wonderful opportunity for our BBBS mentors to connect and celebrate with their mentees, but differing beliefs, faiths and traditions can create challenges with mentoring during this unique time of year. In addition, the 2020 holiday season...
Program Covid-19 Liability Waiver
Dear Big Brothers Big Sisters Families and Bigs, Brea We are excited that many of our matches are meeting up to do fun activities. We want to stress that it is important that all parties be comfortable with meeting up before proceeding to schedule an outing. Break If...
A Statement on Defending Potential from our CEO
Dear Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Family, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) wants to take the time to acknowledge all our volunteers and families for their resilience and unity during these times of healthcare uncertainty and societal unrest. Big...
Ways to Support BBBSGreaterSac!
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area (BBBS) knows that right now is a hard time for the Sacramento, Yolo, and Placer county community. Many individuals or organizations aren’t in a place to give and those who...
UPDATE ON BBBSGREATERSAC RESPONSE TO COVID-19
March 30th Update: A Message from our CEO I am in awe of the supportive messages we’ve received from national affiliates of BBBS and friends of BBBS-Greater Sacramento. It further illustrates what I’ve known all along, volunteer Big Brothers & Big Sisters are a...
Black History Month: Celebrating Sacramento’s Mentoring Trailblazers Making History
It's officially Black History Month and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento couldn't be more excited to share the many accomplishments of African-Americans towards American history. All month long, we will be socially sharing important people and events...
BIG Holiday Extravaganza: Celebrating the Success of our Mentors and Mentees in 2019
During the holidays, we welcomed over 100 matches to our BIG Holiday Extravaganza, which took place in Downtown Sacramento at the Hyatt Regency. The extravaganza celebrated our program success in 2019, gave our Little's a chance to spend some extra time with their...
Let’s End the Mentorship Wait for Local Youth This #Giving Tuesday
Big Brother Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento has over 150 children that are patiently waiting for a Big Brother or Big Sister. Some children in our program have waited upwards to two years for a trusted adult mentor. Next Tuesday, join us on our quest to end the...
DEFEND THEIR POTENTIAL
You have a big opportunity in front of you—to not only impact a child’s life today, but to transform their potential for tomorrow.