Celebrating National Mentoring Month
January is National Mentoring Month, and we’re celebrating those who are already volunteering as mentors,…
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2019/01/10/celebrating-national-mentoring-month/BLOG
JaRon’s Story
MEET MARY BETH AND JARON Mary Beth always had a passion for helping and working…
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2018/10/17/jarons-story/
Congratulations to Our Bigs of the Year
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County has 600+ mentors in out program that invest…
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2018/03/23/congratulations-bigs-year/
Porsha’s Story
MEET PORSHA & RENAJAH Porsha’s mom was a single mother, who worked hard and was…
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2017/11/02/porshas-story/
Aden’s Story
Meet Kevin & Aden When Big Brother Kevin was young, his grandfather and uncles were…
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2017/11/02/adens-story/
2017 Annual Report
Last year, we launched a new plan to increase our capacity to match more Littles…
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2017/09/27/2017-annual-report/
8 Ways to Keep your Child or Little Engaged
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County takes pride in preparing mentors to have a…
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2017/08/01/8-ways-keep-child-little-engaged/
From Homework Help to Home Science Experiments
When Big Sister Gretchen first met Little Sister Brianna, she met a shy, smart, curious girl who often got into trouble. Brianna got upset quickly, threw fits, and fought with other kids. Spending time at school and eventually outside of school with Big Sister Gretchen was a big help, and Brianna began to gain confidence and focus.
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2017/06/14/homework-help-home-science-experiments/Learning to Take Pride in Who You Are
When Little Brother Brandon was struggling with his identity and realizing he was gay, he wanted to tell his Big Brother Emilio. He was scared at first, but he says Emilio simply accepted him. “From my perspective, that’s my job as a Big Brother, just to listen and be supportive,” Emilio says.
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2017/06/07/learning-take-pride/A Big Becomes a Third “Gilmore Girl”
Little Sister Mykayla’s mom wanted to have a relationship with her daughter like Rory and Lorelai from “Gilmore Girls.” The mom and daughter were already so close in age that they were best friends, but throughout Mykayla’s childhood, her mother was sick. She was diagnosed with cancer when Mykayla was just a toddler, and she dealt with other severe illnesses and injuries. Mykayla’s mom enrolled Mykayla as a Little Sister when she was 10 years old. She wanted her daughter to have someone to talk to besides her, someone to be a role model. What she got was all that and more in Big Sister Shannon.
https://www.bbbsmadison.org/2017/05/31/big-becomes-third-gilmore-girl/