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Resources

Match Activity Ideas​
Whether you've been matched in the program for four years or four months, sometimes thinking up new and exciting activities for your match can be a challenge. But, don't fret! We have got you covered! In working with matches over the past 50+ years, we have put our creativity to the test and can help brainstorm activity ideas for all personalities, ages, locations, interests, and weather! 

Check out the Match Activity Ideas page to get you started. But don't forget to reach out to your Match Support Specialist if you find yourself in an activity rut! 
Covid-19 Resources
On the Covid-19 Resources page, you will find our Virtual Mentoring Guide and Toolkit, with information on navigating challenges, ideas for virtual interactions, educational resources, and additional resources to share with your Little's parents. 
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and
​Inclusion (JEDI)
Our vision at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana is that all youth achieve their full potential. We recognize that while all children have equal potential, they do not have equal opportunity. Too many children are struggling with generational poverty, limited academic opportunities, familial incarceration, violence, and a lack of access to positive adult role models. Inequities that impact our youth often result from systemic biases that "sort" people into resource-rich or resource-poor neighborhoods and school systems--largely on the basis of race and income. With this as context, we are committed to serving children and youth who are the most impacted by adversity. 

Check out the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) page to stay up to date with social justice initiatives, BBBS's stance on current JEDI topics, how to be an Ally in Action, learn about microaggressions and implicit bias, and find other important JEDI resources.
LGBTQ Initiative 
We are an organization dedicated to inclusiveness. We celebrate the diversity of every person who walks through our doors; whether a Big, Little, Parent, employee, board member, or community partner. In addition, we are actively enrolling both Bigs and Littles that identify within the LBGTQ community to provide positive, supporting relationships between youth and a mentor that may have similar experiences. 

Check out the LGBTQ Initiatives page to learn more about LGBTQ matches, learn how to be an ally for the LGBTQ community, and to find resources for family and youths.

Have questions? Head over to the LGBTQ Bigs FAQ page or the LGBTQ Littles/Family FAQ page.
Juvenile Justice
​Federal government support and funding enables us to make a significant impact in our community and helps maintain strong standards nationally. We have been awarded competitive grants from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to support area children facing adversity, including youth that have been involved with the juvenile justice system and youth or families that have been affected by the opioid crisis.  

Through professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships, youth that have exposure to opioid use or the juvenile justice system, are offered a powerful connection and positive role model to discuss these experiences and determine next steps to reach their full potential. 
Project Dream / Project BOLLD​
Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential. Our one-to-one mentoring programs greatly benefit children with special needs. Funding from WHAS Crusade and other supporters allows us to serve nearly 80 children with special needs each year by providing each with a one-to-one mentor. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana has launched two projects that target these youth: Project Dream and Project BOLLD.

Project Dream provides positive, adult mentors for children with developmental disabilities. Various disabilities that are considered “developmental” include autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other mental/physical impairments. Through Project BOLLD (Bigs Outreach to Littles with Learning Disabilities), our staff provides mentors for children with learning disabilities. Learning disabilities affect the brain’s ability to receive, process, analyze or store information. Examples of learning disabilities that our Littles have experienced include ADHD, dyslexia, and dysgraphia.