Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver

About

Were you lucky enough to have a mentor growing up?

Volunteer, refer a friend, or donate today to help ensure that EVERY child has a strong role model.

Story

Also serving Sea-to-Sky Corridor.

Mission

To enhance the resiliency and well-being of children by involving them in high quality prevention-focused mentoring programs and actively seeking to positively influence policies and programs that affect children's social and emotional development.

Products

Big Brothers Program
Spend 2-4 hours of guy time once a week for a minimum of 1 year with a boy aged 7-14 who could benefit from having a positive male role model. Go hiking, biking, rock climbing or just kick a soccer ball around. (Open to men aged 18 years or older)

In-School Mentoring Program - Not just for the boys!
Spend 1 hour, once a week with a boy or girls at a nearby elementary school. Play games, do arts and crafts, shoot hoops or just hang out on the playground. (Open to men and women aged 18 years or older)

Game On Program
Spend 2 hours once a week for 8 weeks facilitating group programming around nutrition, fitness, and self-esteem, to a group of 10 boys (grades 2-6), while having fun! (Open to men aged 18 years or older)

The first step is to apply, please either visit http://bit.ly/hFZvR9 or contact us for the application form. Once we receive your application and you meet our requirements we will provide you with Criminal Record Check Forms. Once we receive your criminal record check results from you, and they are clear, we will contact you to schedule an interview.