Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine’s mission is to create and support 1:1 mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of underserved, low-income youth in  Penobscot, Waldo, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, and Somerset counties.

We hold ourselves accountable for each child in our program achieving; higher aspirations, greater confidence, better relationships, the avoidance of risky behaviors, and educational success.

We match children ages 5-14 (Littles) with caring, adult role models (Bigs) in 1:1 relationships offered through School/Site and Community-Based programs. Littles in our program live in single-parent, low-income homes and struggle academically, emotionally, and socially. Many are isolated, lack family support, and experience limited successes at home, school and in the community.  We match these children  with comprehensively screened, trained, and supported mentors, either an older high-school or college student or a caring adult.  These mentors provide support and guide and encourage their Littles to become confident and caring members of their family, school and community.  Our professional staff nurtures each match by providing match support to promote healthy relationship development and ensure child safety.

Our program is delivered through two models:

(1) School-Based Mentoring (SBM), which takes place in the school, and matches elementary or middle school Littles with high school or college Bigs.

(2) Community-Based Mentoring (CBM), which matches children ages 5-14 with a caring, responsible adult and they do activities in the community.  All matches meet weekly.