EVERY CHILD
HAS POTENTIAL
BECOME A BIG
Apply to become a Big and mentor a child in your local community.
DONATE TO BBBS
Support mentoring financially and help place a mentor in the life of a child.
ENROLL A CHILD
Enroll your child to be matched with a caring adult mentor in your local community.
STANDING TOGETHER TO DEFEND POTENTIAL
Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee has been transforming the lives of children since 1970. We are a member agency of the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in the United States, consisting of nearly 250 agencies nationwide.
Making a BIG impact in LITTLE’s lives. Our vision is that all children achieve their full potential.
Our mission is to create and professionally support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of East Tennessee youth.
To learn more about our impact, check out Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s impact reports here.
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MEET OUR MATCHES
CREATING FRIENDSHIPS,
CHANGING FUTURES.
There are over 400 active matches in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and each one of them has a story. Take a minute to get to know just a few of our amazing Matches here.
Big Sister and Little Sister of the Year- Barbara and Flora
Big Brother and Little Brother of the Year- Glenn and Coogie
Big Brother Glenn and Little Brother Coogie began their friendship as a Site-Based Match in February 2013. For 10 years, the pair has enjoyed many exciting outings together including trips to adventure parks, watching movies, trying new foods, playing football, and going to church. Both leaders in our East Tennessee community, Coogie serves on the Mayor’s Youth Council and BBBS-ETN’s Youth Council and Glenn is a member of the BBBS-ETN Big Council. Coogie has plans to attend college to become a real estate agent, and Glenn is there to support him by writing recommendations for his college and scholarship applications. Glenn and Coogie were also named the 2023 Tennessee Big Brother and Little Brother of the Year. Check out their spotlight on WBIR. Thank you for your powerful example of mentorship!
MEET OUR MATCHES
CREATING FRIENDSHIPS,
CHANGING FUTURES.
There are over 400 active matches in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and each one of them has a story. Take a minute to get to know just a few of our amazing Matches here.
Big Brother Glenn and Little Brother Coogie began their friendship as a Site-Based Match in February 2013. For 10 years, the pair has enjoyed many exciting outings together including trips to adventure parks, watching movies, trying new foods, playing football, and going to church. Both leaders in our East Tennessee community, Coogie serves on the Mayor’s Youth Council and BBBS-ETN’s Youth Council and Glenn is a member of the BBBS-ETN Big Council. Coogie has plans to attend college to become a real estate agent, and Glenn is there to support him by writing recommendations for his college and scholarship applications. Glenn and Coogie were also named the 2023 Tennessee Big Brother and Little Brother of the Year. Check out their spotlight on WBIR. Thank you for your powerful example of mentorship!
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