About Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Big Brothers Big Sisters was first established in Australia in the late 1970’s and now operates across 6 different states (VIC – Melbourne and Geelong, WA- Perth, NSW – Sydney, NT – Darwin, SA- Adelaide, QLD- Roma and Sunshine Coast)
- Big Brothers Big Sisters is a preventative program which provides young people with a caring adult mentor in their lives
- The program is based on the US model which has been running for almost 100 years
- Big Brothers Big Sisters is the largest youth mentoring program in Australia and around the world, operating in 35 International countries
- Big Brothers Big Sisters operates under the most rigorous and clearly defined structures and policies of any mentoring program
- Big Brothers Big Sisters ensures careful selection of all potential volunteers ( a process involving national police record checks, Working With Children Checks, written applications, interviews, referee checks and psychological profiling), thorough assessment and matching of young people, ongoing mentor training, monitoring and supervision.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Geelong has a high demand for male volunteers given the large numbers of young men on our waiting list
