🎉 What an amazing first day of our Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraiser on April 5! Huge thanks to Nora, Jami, and Safiya for their incredible efforts in making the event a success. Together, we are making a difference in our community and supporting a great cause. Let's keep the momentum going! 💪🎳
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio
Non-profit Organizations
Toledo, Ohio 261 followers
Empowering Future Leaders, One Match at a Time
About us
OUR MISSION Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. VISION All youth achieve their full potential. ACCOUNTABILITY By partnering with parents/guardians, volunteers, and others in the community we are accountable for each child in our program achieving: Higher aspirations, greater confidence, and better relationships Avoidance of risky behaviors Educational success OUR HISTORY We are a non-profit agency positively impacting children’s lives in Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Williams and Wood counties. Big Brothers and Big Sisters programs were operated independently in Toledo from 1937 to 1961. By January 1980, the programs had merged to become Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio. Our agency provides service consistent with the standards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. We are financially supported, in part, by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio, the United Way of Greater Toledo, Fulton County and Williams County, Lucas County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, Work Force Investment Act, Lucas County Children Services and by corporate sponsorship, private donations and fundraising events. OUR STAFF We have professionally trained staff who carefully matches qualified volunteer mentors with children in long-term mentoring relationships. The staff also provides on-going support to those matches and their families to help children stay in school and succeed.
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External link for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio
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- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
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- Toledo, Ohio
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- Nonprofit
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709 Madison Ave
Toledo, Ohio 43604, US
Employees at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio
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Ciera Ford, M.A., LPSC, LPC
Children’s Mental Health and EMDR Trained Therapist
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Leah Hampton
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio
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Carol Hanley
Match Support Specialist/Activity Coordinator at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Ohio
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Alissa Hernandez, MPA
Protocol Specialist at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
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Every great leader started with someone who believed in them. Be that someone. 💚 Become a mentor here: https://bit.ly/bbbsnwo #BigBrothersBigSisters #BBBSNWO #mentorship #youthleadership #philanthropy #donate #volunteer #suicideawareness
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Real stories, real people, real change. Join the movement and become a mentor today. 💬✨ 👉https://bit.ly/bbbsnwo #BigBrothersBigSisters #BBBSNWO #mentorship #youthleadership #philanthropy #donate #volunteer #suicideawareness
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𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 We're proud to partner with The University of Toledo Rocket Nation, BGSU's Internship program, and Toledo Public Schools to inspire the next generation! Last week at Keyser Elementary, BGSU intern 𝗞𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗮 led a dynamic "𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 & 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆" session supported by BBBSNWO Rocket Nation mentors. These college leaders are showing students what's possible through education, confidence, and service. Special thanks to TPS Superintendent 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 and 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿, who took a minute to share a few uplifting words with the college students that continue to fuel this movement. This is what building a pipeline of leadership looks like! – Dr. Marvin Whitfield, CEO #𝗕𝗕𝗕𝗦𝗡𝗪𝗢 #𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 #𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 #𝗕𝗚𝗦𝗨 #𝗧𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 #𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
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On April 5th, we held our inaugural Bowl For Kids' Sake event, and it was a remarkable success! A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Victor Coleman from the BBBSNWO Executive Board and Thasia Awad, BBBSNWO Director of Development, for their leadership and support. We also appreciate the dedication of the BBBSNWO Rocket Nation, a talented group of University of Toledo medical students, whose commitment to our mission makes a significant impact in our community. Together, we are making a difference in the lives of the youth we serve.
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We've been creating life-changing mentoring relationships for over 100 years. 🌟 Join us and support our mission today! 👉https://bit.ly/bbbsnwo #BigBrothersBigSisters #BBBSNWO #mentorship #youthleadership #philanthropy #donate #volunteer #suicideawareness
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