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Big Brothers Big Sisters Joins President Barack Obama to Mark National Mentoring Month

Two Big Brothers Big Sisters matches were invited to the White House to celebrate National Mentoring Month with the president and first lady.

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To read our press release, click here.

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You can also check out stories on our Bigs visiting the White House and the pledge made by the African-American fraternities to support mentoring.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Joins President Barack Obama to Mark National Mentoring Month.

Big Brother of the Year & His Little Brother to be Recognized During White House National Mentoring Month Ceremony.

Big Brothers Big Sisters & African American Fraternities Enter Mentoring Month with Action Plan to Help Black Boys Succeed.

Click here to read more about National Mentoring Month in Birmingham!

First Lady Michelle Obama
Releases Video on Mentoring

Her mentoring initiative matching young women with top female staff members of the Obama administration began in November. Check out her video to see her program in action.

UNITED WAY 2009 CAMPAIGN COMES TO A CLOSE

A caring Birmingham community helped to raise a record $37,270,908

A BIG thank you to all our partners and donors for supporting our organization and community through United Way donations!

Arby's Charity Classic 2010

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Big Brothers Big Sisters welcomes Karen Mathis as the new President and CEO

Karen Mathis starts work as the new President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Karen, a former Big Sister, comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters after completing a one-year assignment as executive director for the Central European and Eurasian Initiative (CEELI) Institute. Previous to that, she served as the third woman president of the American Bar Association, where she created the Youth at Risk program. Karen has significant experience as an organizational leader, coalition builder, fund raiser, and advocate.

Click here to read more of Karen's biography...

Big Brother Friendship Spans 30 Years

David Loughran's 'Big Brother' Is Now 95 Years Old, but the Two Are as Close as Ever

By KATE SNOW, SUSAN KRISKEY, BEN KAMLET and SARAH NETTER
May 1, 2009

It was an unlikely friendship -- a 7-year-old-boy and a 65-year-old man.

Chester Ross and David Loughran met in 1979 through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and are still friends.

But 30 years later, a relationship that started

through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America program, is still going strong, even though the "big brother" is now 95 years old.

"Being a big brother or being a big sister is not a one-way deal," Chester Ross said. " It's a two-way deal. Because you get just as much out of him as he gets out of you."

In 1979, when Ross was 65, he had to be convinced that he wasn't too old to volunteer. A few miles away, David Loughran, who was then 7 and being raised by a single mom, expected to be paired with with a big brother in his 20s. Read more

To view the video of this remarkable match story, click here .

BBBS 2008 ANNUAL REPORT AVAILABLE

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Proven Positive Impact on Children & CommunitiesResearch on our volunteer programs points to the powerful & lasting impact Bigs have. Littles are: Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's leading mentoring organization for over 100 years.

Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation's leading mentoring organization for over 100 years.

52% less likely to skip school
46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
More likely to get along with their families and peers

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