Big Brothers needed to support young males
A shortage of male volunteers needed to support our local mentoring initiatives has young males looking at a 2-3 year wait for a Big Brother. We currently have 83 young males on a list, waiting to be matched with an adult male mentor. This number is expected to rise well beyond 100 once the [...]
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OTF Grant Helps BBBS Guelph Expand Mentoring Support
Backed by a $156,700 Grow grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Guelph (BBBSG) has successfully expanded the reach of its group-based mentoring programs, supporting an additional 384 local youth over the past three years. The project, which commenced in 2019 and concludes in May 2022, has built upon BBBSG’s effective [...]
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Celebrating Mentors During National Volunteer Week
April 24th - 30th is National Volunteer Week! This week, we will celebrate the impact our Volunteer Mentors have on the children and youth in the Guelph community. Our Mentors remain a consistent presence in the lives of the Littles they serve and have a positive impact on their future. We are so grateful for [...]
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BBBSG Gives Back to Community Supporters on Giving Tuesday 2021
For Giving Tuesday this year, our team celebrated by surprising some of our amazing community partners and supporters with a visit, thank you card, and plant! BBBSG staff and volunteers are able to serve so many amazing youth in Guelph because of the overwhelming support we receive from our community. 💙 THANK YOU! “Giving Tuesday is [...]
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Virtual Paint Night Fundraising Event Ignites Creativity
August 29, 2021 As part of the Little Change for Big Change campaign, BBBSG held a Virtual Paint Night fundraising event, presented by the Rotary Club of Guelph and hosted by Ben McCarl. This campaign strives to raise awareness about BBBSG in the community. The aim is to collect "Little Change” (small donations) from local [...]
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