Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Helena began in 1967, supporting seven mentoring relationships in its first year, while BBBS of Great Falls began in 1974 thanks to the efforts of two special education counselors. In 1992, BBBS of Helena affiliated with BBBS of America and standardized program delivery. On July 1, 2015 the separate organizations BBBS of Helena and BBBS of Great Falls combined into one agency and in 2021 rebranded as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Montana. Today, we serve approximately 150 children per year across our community and school-based programs.

Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children by adding another positive adult to their lives in the form of a mentor.

We make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in Helena, Boulder, and Great Falls. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

​Through the generosity of a variety of funding sources including individual donors, corporations, governmental entities, and foundations we have the resources necessary to carry out our mission, which includes conducting background checks on volunteers to ensure child safety. Donor support also allows us to provide ongoing support for children, families, and volunteers to build and sustain long-lasting relationships, which are key to successful mentoring. Big Brothers Big Sisters is proven by independent research to improve children’s odds for succeeding in school, behaving nonviolently, avoiding drugs and alcohol, and breaking negative cycles.