Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Dorado County

For more than 37 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters of EDC has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
By participating in our programs, Little Brothers and Sisters are:
•more confident in their schoolwork performance
•able to get along better with their families
•46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
•27% less likely to begin using alcohol
•52% less likely to skip school.