Cameron and Quan’s Exceptional Friendship
When you meet Cameron (Big Brother) and Quan (Little Brother) for the first time, you can immediately tell that they have an exceptional friendship. Matched three years ago, Cameron became … Read more
Events Officer: Andree Nash | Meet Our Team
Andree has been the Events Officer at Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver for nearly two years. She works with community members, partners and sponsors of all sizes to build fundraising … Read more
Assessment Lead & Supervisor: Pamela Marin | Meet Our Team
Pamela has been working with Big Brothers for over 4 years, having brought to the role her prior experience as a youth support worker. As Assessment Lead and Supervisor, Pamela … Read more
Mentoring During the Pandemic
We’ve all had to pivot during the pandemic, including our staff, volunteers, and families as we adjusted our programs to be implemented virtually to ensure safety in all mentoring relationships … Read more
A 20-Year Journey from Little to Big Brother
We sat down with Brian, a Vancouverite who has a particularly interesting tie to Big Brothers, in that he was a Little Brother over 20 years ago, and just over … Read more
“It’s not about changing kids, it’s about helping them to understand and learn new skills that will benefit them later in life.”
We’d like to introduce you to one of our GameOn! Big Brothers volunteers, Andy. Andy has been generously volunteering his time with Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver for just under … Read more
3 Reasons Why Volunteering in Game On Might Be Right For You
Meet Thanusan, he’s been involved in our short-term volunteering opportunity (Game On!) consistently since Fall 2016, and only missed 1 session in that time. Game On is typically offered every … Read more
4 Reasons Why Volunteering With Big Brothers Might be Right For You
Today we sat down with Scott Pearson, an on-call firefighter here in the Lower Mainland. Our hope is to inspire anyone reading this who has considered volunteering with us to … Read more
3 Things You Learn When Mentoring Youth
This month, we sat down with Sebastian, who’s been involved with our Big Brother program for just under a year at this time of writing (March 2020.) He’s relatively new … Read more
“Health is Wealth, and the Secret to Living is Giving”
In this inspiring interview, we sat down with one of our Big Brothers, Jordan, who’s been involved with our charity for over 2 years. Jordan and his Little Brother, Noah … Read more
Making a Difference Through Playing Sports, and Conversation
We sat down with Bhwandip – a devoted Game On! volunteer since 2017. Game On! is our shortest commitment program out of all our volunteer opportunities, amounting to only 6-8 … Read more
“If you knew that (volunteering) would make the rest of your week better, would you not do it?”
Did you know that the volunteers involved in our flagship program, Big Brother or Community (one-on-one mentorship) simply dedicate 2-4 hours a week, which amounts to anywhere between 108-216 hours … Read more