In The News: ‘Our wait list is very, very high’
'Our wait list is very, very high': COVID-19 pandemic stresses drive demand for mentors at Big Brothers Big Sisters in Orillia Organization reporting influx of children and youth seeking to connect with mentor Orillia Today - simcoe.com - Tues., August 9, 2022 - By: Frank Matys Lauren Oke and Mia Burnside share a hug [...]
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Community Partnership: The Otter Art Club
The Otter Art Club on healing and finding community through art Toronto Star – thestar.com – Sat., July 30, 2022 – By: Kierstin Williams “We always say there’s an art of survival, and being creative helps us survive,” said Ojibway artist Travis Shilling. The Otter Art Club‘s guiding principles for community programming are rooted in healing, […]
Tee It Up for the 27th Annual Golf for Kids Sake
Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orillia & District and fellow golf enthusiasts for a fun day in support of vital mentoring programs. Golf for Kid's Sake returns Friday, August 26th at the beautiful Settlers' Ghost Golf Club! Thank you to INFO Simcoe at Rogers TV for helping us share our message! The 27th [...]
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A Message from Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada; Every Child Matters.
Every. Child. Matters. At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, our hearts are heavy with the weight of the tragic discovery of the 215 children whose remains were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. We will never be able to understand or fathom the pain and trauma the colonized history […]
Mentorship Matters; Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orillia and District receives over 38k From OTF Resilient Communities Fund
In late 2020, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orillia and District (BBBSOD) received a $38,500 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) to help reimagine and adapt the delivery of its Community-Based and In-School Mentoring programs amidst COVID-19. Thanks to OTF’s grant, BBBSOD was able to add another fully- funded Mentoring Coordinator, [...]
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