Get Geared Up for #GivingTuesdayNow
In this time of uncertainty, a fundamental truth gives us hope – that we are bigger together. These past few months, the entire world has come together to stand up,...
Urgent COVID-19 Help Needed
Dear Friend, I don’t normally share concerns with you like this, but these are challenging times. COVID-19 is devastating our families’ incomes and upending daily life for our Littles. In...
Agency Update March 16, 2020
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan is monitoring the COVID-19 virus and its impact on our communities. Below you will find changes to our programming and the steps we...
Igniting Potential Candles
Ignite Potential Big Brothers Big Sisters is thrilled to announce a partnership with the Kalamazoo Candle Company that introduces custom Igniting Potential candles. This limited run of candles, available in...
Thank you, Bigs!
Our Bigs are appreciated every day, of every month, but I’d like to say it again to every Big Brother and Big Sister… Thank you for being a Big! The...
Eaton Bigs program helps build better futures for Littles
The main task for employees at Eaton Corporation’s Galesburg site is to support building large commercial vehicles but some staff members have been building something even bigger: better futures for...
Big Sister’s persistence pays off for Little
When Big Sister Chelsie E. Niecko was named Mentor of the Year by HandsOn Battle Creek, she was “shocked because I don’t feel like I really did anything. I do...
Huntington Bigs embrace bank’s support of agency
Huntington National Bank’s Terry Dorgan has been long-impressed with the charitable giving of his employer and wondered how that involvement could be encouraged at the local level. “Huntington is very...
Tight bond with Big helps Little through loss
On a sunny fall afternoon, two friends kick a soccer ball around, stopping occasionally to talk about what’s going on in their lives. It’s the type of scene you expect...
Plainwell Community Schools committed to mentoring
A boy who was close to failing all his classes turns his grades around. As a sixth grader, a girl has no interest in earning a high school diploma but...
Literacy: Key to Littles’ success
“All children achieve success in life” is Big Brothers Big Sisters’ vision statement. But how do we define success and how do we help children achieve this goal? Since every...
Match Makers change kids’ lives for the better, forever.
The power of the Big Brothers Big Sisters program is the one-to-one relationship each Big has with their Little. This relationship begins at the Match Date – that is...