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Our Programs

Types of Programs

Our programs are designed to serve youth by providing them with safe, quality mentoring relationships that help them reach their full potential by:

  • improving their sense of self and community;
  • achieving a greater sense and awareness of their future; and
  • improving their school performance.

We serve youth through these core programs:

Denver

  • Community Based Mentoring - Bigs and Littles choose their own activities and get together several times per month over the course of a year. Staff members support these relationships and plan enrichment activities.
  • Impact Mentoring Program - This program is similar to Community Based Mentoring, with an added emphasis on supporting a Little’s educational success through school partnerships.  Bigs are encouraged to enjoy activities in both the community and school settings, while also incorporating educational or learning elements into match activities that address their Little’s strengths and challenges in school.  Staff members support these relationships, and plan enrichment activities.
  • REACH Mentoring - Focuses on serving children of incarcerated parents.  Bigs and Littles choose their own activities and get together several times per month over the course of a year. Staff members support these relationships and plan enrichment activities. 
  • Sports Buddies Program -Bigs and Littles participate in agency-supervised and organized match activities including attending and playing team sports.

  • Sports Buddies Impact - In this site-based mentoring program volunteers participate in planned and supervised sports related activities in an after school, group setting with their Little. Sessions are bi-weekly on Mondays and Fridays from 3:30-5:00pm at Ft Logan Elementary School (700 S Knox Ct, Denver, CO 80236).

    

Pikes Peak

  • Community Based Mentoring - Bigs and Littles choose their own activities and get together several times per month over the course of a year. Staff members support these relationships and plan enrichment activities.
  • REACH Mentoring - Focuses on serving children of incarcerated parents.  Bigs and Littles choose their own activities and get together several times per month over the course of a year. Staff members support these relationships and plan enrichment activities. 
  • Operation Mentor – This program was specifically designed to serve the military community in Colorado Springs. This program matches military children ages 9-16 with a volunteer mentor to provide the child with guidance, support, and encouragement.  Bigs and Littles choose their own activities and get together several times per month over the course of 15 months. Staff members support these relationships and plan enrichment activities for the matches.
  • School-Based Mentoring - Bigs and Littles meet once per week at a school and participate in activities coordinated by staff. Sessions last for an hour and focus on topics around social-awareness, self-awareness, social-engagement and self-management.

  • Falcon Club - This program provides United States Air Force Academy Cadets an opportunity to engage in Colorado Springs community through mentoring.  Big Brothers Big Sisters facilitates fun, active and safe monthly match activities for the Cadet Bigs and their Littles.

Mentoring Works!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America's mentoring program is nationally recognized and proven to be effective:

  • The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at University of Colorado at Boulder recognizes Big Brothers Big Sisters as a "Blueprint" program with proven results.
  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Dropout Prevention Center both recognize Big Brothers Big Sisters as a "model program."
  • The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention designated Big Brothers Big Sisters program a "Best Practice."
  • The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention rated Big Brothers Big Sisters as "effective."
  • The Children's Defense Fund states that mentoring through Big Brothers Big Sisters has been "proven successful" in prevention activities.
  • Forbes chose Big Brothers Big Sisters as one of its "top ten" most effective and well-run non-profit organizations in the United States.

As a result of participation, our Little Brothers and Little Sisters:

  • Have better attitudes towards school,
  • Get along better with adults and peers,
  • Have better self-esteem, and
  • Have a better sense of their future.

CLICK HERE to view a letter from one of our Littles