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Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i will be closed for the Holidays starting Friday, December 25, 2020 until Friday, January 1, 2021. We will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021. Mele Kalikimaka and Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou!

Our Foundation will be accepting clothing and household item donations through the Holiday season, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day. Please click here for POD locations or call 808-524-6111 to schedule a pickup.  
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It's that time of year again! If you're interested in becoming a Holiday Angel and adopting a BBBSH family for the Holidays, please contact Nate at 808-239-9805 / natefong@bbbshawaii.org by Friday, November 7th. 
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i Foundation is now accepting donations! Call Roxanne at 808-524-6111, or send her an email, to schedule a pickup or find a POD location nearest to you. 

Following advice of the CDC, State and County, match guidelines have been updated as of October 8, 2020. In-person outings are allowed with restrictions, please click here for more information.

Due to the current stay-at-home order, our BBBSH Foundation will be closed through September 23rd. We are not accepting any donations, pickups or drop offs, during this time. When the government mandate lifts, please call Roxanne at 808-524-6111, or send her an email, to schedule a pickup. 
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii and our Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation has moved to a new office location in the Kalihi Palama area. While our Foundation office team of two will be there Monday through Friday, the Agency team will continue to work from home with a few of us occasionally visiting the office.
 
This is one way we’re reducing our operating costs to help us continue providing high quality programs and services to the children and families we help.
 
Mahalo Nui for your continued support and friendship!
 
In addition, we are going wireless! Please click here to view updated staff information and mobile numbers.

Watch the KHON2 coverage of our June 27th Clothing Drive celebrating the reopening of our donation sites and the YMCA here: https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/clothing-drive-celebrates-re-opening-of-big-brothers-big-sisters-hawaii-donation-sites/

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Our BBBSH Foundation operations will reopen this Monday, June 1st. If you would like to schedule a pickup, please call Roxanne at 808-524-6111 or send her an email. We will also be accepting clothing and small household donations at our POD at St. Timothy’s Church, Aiea. Mahalo for your patience and understanding as we slowly begin the process of reopening🤙🏽

On May 27, 2020, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i hosted a virtual panel discussion to focus on the impacts of COVID-19 for youth. Panelists from both national and local youth serving organizations shared views on how we can continue to keep youth at the forefront and ensure youth are connected with caring adults. To watch the recorded webinar, please download the video here.
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If you are a Big, Little, parent, or guardian, please see the message below sent on Friday, May 22nd.
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Hawaii News Now Reporter and Big Brother Casey Lund shares the value, vital need, and importance of our program now more than ever.  

Did you catch catch us on Hawaii News Now? Our President/CEO Dennis Brown explains how we are continuing to support one-on-one relationships virtually during this time of social distancing: 
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/video/2020/04/15/checking-with-big-brothers-big-sisters-ceo-dennis-brown/

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When Virtual Becomes Reality: A Training for Bigs presented by the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Maui team on April 17, 2020.

Big Brother Eric recently celebrated his Little Brother Kyan's 8th birthday with a drive-by celebration! Eric coordinated two fire trucks from the Waimea Fire Station to flash their lights, sirens, and blare their horns to catch Kyan's attention. Check out the article in The Garden Island, Kauai's local paper: ​https://www.thegardenisland.com/2020/04/20/hawaii-news/kylans-covid-birthday/
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Quarantine Survival Workshop presented by Margaret J. Cadiz, Program Coordinator, on April 10, 2020.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is an evolving global, national, and statewide issue. The BBBSH leadership team will continue to monitor the situation daily and follow guidance from area health departments and school districts, as well as federal guidance from the CDC. All updates will be reflected on this page.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawai‘i is committed to the health of our Littles, families, Bigs, and staff. With this in mind, we have decided to suspend all events and physical meetings until the end of April.

Our offices on O‘ahu and Maui are closed, and staff are working remotely. To be clear, BBBSH will continue to operate, but we will be working remotely. 

For those with internet access, we are still enrolling children and volunteers, and are continuing to support virtual relationships during this time of social distancing.  Please reach out to your Match Support Case Manager with questions and for updates, or email our office at info@bbbshawaii.org.

We are temporarily not accepting used household items and clothing donations.  Additionally we are closing our donation pods until further notice.  We appreciate your support and understanding.  

•••last updated: 3/21/20•••

If you are a Big, Little, parent, or guardian, please see the message below sent on Monday, March 16.

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