Bake for Kids’ Sake – an event extraordinaire!
$22,000! To say we were blown away by the extraordinary enthusiasm and excitement for our Bake for Kids’ Sake event would be a massive understatement. A BIG thank you to our community – our participants, their supporters, our media partner (Bell Media), our committee volunteers and staff – for getting involved in this never-tried-before idea. […]
United Way – Local Love in a Global Crisis
Big Brothers Big Sisters of London and Area want to give a huge thank you to United Way Elgin Middlesex for their support through the Local Love in a Global Crisis fund that was created in response to COVID-19. This funding is enabling our organization to continue to provide the vital, life-changing mentoring relationships that […]
COVID-19 UPDATE – OFFICE CLOSURE
Our office is now closed, and all our employees are working from home. Mentoring coordinators are still available to provide match support via phone and email. Please send them an email or leave a voicemail and they will get back to you. Our after-hours answering service continues to be available for urgent matters. Call 519-438-7065 […]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
To our Families and Mentors, As I am sure you are aware, the COVID-19 outbreak is evolving rapidly. While health officials continue to confirm the level of risk for Londoners remains low, we are monitoring the situation closely and would like to advise that you take normal precautions to protect yourselves against common respiratory ailments. […]
Temporary hold placed on family enrollment for our community-based 1:1 mentoring program
Due to increasingly high demand for our services and a waitlist at full capacity, we are unable to accept new applications for a community-based mentor at this time. Please note that this does not affect our school programs. We are working hard to increase our capacity to serve more young people and it is our […]