hawaiʻi's mentoring experts
Since 1963, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi has served our island communities by making meaningful, monitored mentoring matches between volunteers (“Bigs”) and children ages 6 through 18 (“Littles”). Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. As a member of the nation’s largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network, we are Hawaii's mentoring experts. Our programs are based on over 100 years of evidence-based research and our best practices are shared with more than 300 affiliates across the country. Learn more about our history...
where it all began...
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Dennis Brown, President / CEO Did you know that our current President / CEO was actually the FIRST "Little Brother" served by our agency back in 1963? Read Dennis' story... |
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Our History Since 1963 we've changed the lives of thousands of volunteers and families. Read about our history... |
finances
It’s your money that enables us to start more kids on the right path. So you have every right to know how it is used. Every local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with its own audited financial statement. We do not receive funding from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and all money raised in Hawaiʻi stays in Hawaiʻi to support local youth. We are only able to offer professionally-supported mentoring programs to families and volunteers at no cost thanks to your federal, corporate, and individual gifts. The majority of our funding is used to employ professional case management staff, who are responsible for recruiting, interviewing, enrolling, training, matching, and overseeing each one-to-one pair. Funds are also used to provide free and low-cost activities and programs for mentoring matches. We could not do what we do without you!
