Our mission is to help the children of San Luis Obispo County reach their full potential through professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships.

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Make A Difference

The program is 6 to 8 hours of your time a month for a year. If you are interested, download an application here or call us at 781-3226 or email us and fill out our confidential form and mail to:

BBBS of SLO County
PO Box 12644
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406

We will contact you to set up an interview.

We require that all of our volunteers be fingerprinted. To expediate the process of your enrollment, check for your nearest Live Scanning business and call to schedule a LiveScan appointment. Please print out two of these forms and bring them to your appointment.

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Become a Big

 

Think back to when you were a kid. Who was the person, other than a parent, who brought a little magic into your life, just by being there? By becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister, you can be that person in the life of a child. And you will build treasured memories through a friendship that will change your life, and a child's forever.

Being a Big is something anyone can do--the only requirements are a willingness to be a friend, to have fun, and to see the world (and yourself) through the eyes of a young person. Bigs are adults of any age.

As a Big, you and your Little will do everyday activities like playing sports, seeing a movie, cooking, going over schoolwork, visiting a museum, washing the car, taking a walk, volunteering in their community, or just hanging out. And as in any friendship, it is the spontaneous, small moments of shared fun or discovery that you will remember forever. That is the magic a Big brings to the life of a child and that a Little brings to the life of a Big.

A Big Brother or Big Sister can open a world of possibilities and opportunities for a young person simply by being a genuine friend. Our Bigs consistently say that they get even more out of their friendship than the Littles, and our Littles grow into adults who want to be involved themselves and help another child.