Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan is proud to celebrate Local Black Heroes throughout the year. Sign…
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/07/30/dr-tamiko-garrett-celebrating-local-black-heroes/
Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs joins the 44th Annual Benefit Dinner as guest speaker on Monday, September 27 in Gull Lake.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/07/19/wade-boggs-benefit-dinner/
The 2020 Annual Report summarizes an unprecedented year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/07/16/2020-annual-report/
Little Brother DaMarvion and Big Brother David were paired because of their love of sports and being outside. Little Brother DaMarvion is an energetic and active 9 year old who loves basketball. Big Brother David is a perfect match for DaMarvion since he also likes to play (and coach) basketball.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/07/05/meet-little-brother-damarvion-and-big-brother-david/
At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan, we recognized the LGBTQ+ community and Pride Month in June with our Celebrating Pride campaign, featuring profiles and videos of local members of the LGBTQ+ community.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/07/01/pride-month-review/
Little Sister Kloie and Big Sister Laura are June’s Match of the Month. This award honors a match’s dedication to each other and commitment Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan’s mission: empowering the potential of youth through one-to-one mentoring.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/06/29/match-of-the-month-kloie-laura/
Demetrias Wolverton wants BIPOC LGBTQ+ youth to know they shouldn’t, “… be afraid of occupying spaces as your authentic self, because queer people of color have been the pioneers of social justice and civil rights movements since the beginning of time.”
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/06/21/celebrating-pride-demetrias-wolverton/
Parents and guardians are the catalyst for igniting potential. They know that Bigs work in tandem with parents to help clear the path to a child’s biggest possible future.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/06/20/parents-and-guardians-make-matches-happen/
Denise Miller says they would tell their younger self to, “Trust your heart, your self, your intuition, and your relationship with God.” Miller reflects that spending so much of their life fighting with their self-narrative only harmed them, no one else.
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/06/17/celebrating-pride-denise-miller/
Donta Andrews shares, “Women issues, race issues, LGBTQ issues are human issues. If you don’t care about them, you should be examining that.”
https://www.bbbsmi.org/2021/06/14/celebrating-pride-donta-andrews/