As an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, BBBS has empowered thousands of life-changing friendships between Bigs and Littles in Winnebago, Calumet, Outagamie, and Waupaca counties since its inception in 1968.
In the summer of 2018, Big Brothers Big Sisters and youth mentoring agency Best Friends of Neenah Menasha realized that the challenges facing youth serving organizations were not going to change unless they themselves were proactively changing too. In July 2019, the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters and Best Friends of Neenah Menasha voted to legally integrate into one youth mentoring agency to widen the reach, deepen the impact, and ensure that all youth are on track to reach their full potential through opportunities for intentional mentoring.
With the leadership, guidance, and financial support of many community partners, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Best Friends Neenah Menasha legally merged on January 1, 2020. With the name changed to Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin, the vision and mission remain untouched. All current programs and communities of service that were served individually by these two historically rooted youth mentoring agencies have continued to be served through the two collaborative organizations.
Through our work, we seek to change the lives of children facing adversity for the better, forever. With a mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth, we aim to do so through partnerships with hundreds of volunteers that provide kids in our community with a positive adult role model in a professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationship.
