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Mentoring - Lynchburg, Big Buddies, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Virginia

2901 Langhorne Road, Lynchburg, VA 24501

Eligibility

Children ages 6 to 11. (Referred by school only)

Application process

By appointment only. Call for additional information. Volunteers are screened and must meet criteria. Written application required. Applications available online. To volunteer: https://www.bigcva.org/volunteer. To enroll a child: https://www.bigcva.org/enroll-a-child

Service area

Lynchburg City, VA
Campbell County, VA
Appomattox County, VA
Bedford County, VA
Amherst County, VA

Description

Big Buddies is a school based mentoring program which matches adult mentors with children in elementary and middle schools throughout the region. Volunteers spend one hour per week during the school year.

Providing organization

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Virginia

To help children primarily from single parent families to develop positive personal growth by enabling them to interact with adult volunteers on a one to one basis through professional supervision and support services.