Big Brothers Big Sisters Of NWOHIO

Our Mission: To provide quality mentoring relationships between children and qualified adults in Northwestern Ohio and promote children’s development into competent, confident and caring individuals.

Our History: We are a non-profit agency positively impacting children’s lives in Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Williams and Wood counties. Big Brothers and Big Sisters programs were operated independently in Toledo from 1937 to 1961. By January 1980, the programs had merged to become Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio. Our agency provides service consistent with the standards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. We are financially supported, in part, by the United Way of Greater Toledo, Fulton County and Williams County, Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, Work Force Investment Act, Lucas County Children Services and by corporate sponsorship, private donations and fundraising events.

Our Staff: We have professionally trained staff who carefully matches qualified volunteer mentors with children in long term mentoring relationships. The staff also provides on-going support to those matches and their families to help children stay in school and succeed.

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Some of our Partners Include:

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