Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest announced today an unprecedented gift of $1.5M to transform mentorship in the Portland and Vancouver Metro Area. The gift, from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, supports the organization in furthering its mission to ensure young people have access to transformative mentoring experiences that empower them with a plan for their future...Read More

We have been celebrating some of the amazing women in the BBBS community. Meet Ambassador Board Member, Karen Foster. The average age of a Little Sister in our program is 13 years old, so we asked Karen what advice she would give to her 13-year-old self: “There are many things I would tell my younger...Read More

Mizael Buron, Co-Chair of BBBS’s Ambassador Board and current Big Brother, recently led a Financial Literacy class for high school Littles in our program! Mizael is the Branch Manager for Umpqua Bank’s Pearl District location and has a passion for helping people with their finances. During this workshop, Mizael gave high school students a tour...Read More

In November of 2021, we relaunched our Ambassador Board here at BBBS Columbia Northwest. These local professionals are helping our agency create and support one-to-one relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth by collaborating with the Board of Directors and staff, to strengthen and grow the impact of our mission in our community....Read More

We are excited to announce the launch of the BBBS Black Youth Ambassador Group, created and led by Amaya Gustave, Program Intern, and former Little Sister. “To me, establishing a community where you are seen, uplifted, and championed is everything. BBBS Columbia NW gave that to me as a little, and I wanted to aid...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest is pleased to announce Korede Alabi as the incoming Chair of the Board of Directors. Serving on our Board since 2017, Korede has been an extraordinary leader and role model for the youth we serve. He serves on the Board alongside his wife, Hope Alabi, and will lead the...Read More

Today is Thank Your Mentor Day, a part of National Mentoring Month. Sharon, Mom of Little Sister Sheilisa, shared this heartfelt message about her daughter’s Big Sister, Lacey. “A few months ago Sheilisa and Lacey celebrated their 7th ‘SisterVersary,’ as Lacey puts it. She even sent my daughter Sheilisa flowers to celebrate the event. Lacey...Read More

Continuing National Mentoring Month, we are kicking off Thank Your Mentor Day with some words of gratitude from a few of the amazing parents of Littles in our programs. They wrote to let us know what an impact Big Brothers Big Sisters programs have had on their children. Little Brother Taye and Big Brother Zach have been...Read More

Meet Big Brother and Ambassador Board Member Hector, who shared why he decided to become a mentor: “I am a mentor to my Little Brother Kevin who is 16 years old. We have been matched for a year and a half and even though our match is fairly new, I have learned so much from...Read More

The month of January is National Mentoring Month. All month long we are proudly introducing a few of the amazing Bigs carrying out our important work. Meet Big Brother and Ambassador Board Member Keenan, and learn why he decided to become a mentor: “My Little Brother Titian and I will be celebrating two years matched in February....Read More