6 STEPS TO GET STARTED TODAY:
Steps and order can vary slightly by program.
Orientation
Being a Big [a volunteer mentor] is a great experience, but it’s also a commitment. Our orientation walks you through the expectations of being a Big.
Apply
You will receive a link that takes you to the national BBBS application (or mentor2.0 application).
Fingerprinting
& Interview
After we receive your application, you will receive two links to schedule:
1) Your fingerprint appointment
2) Your virtual interview
Please make sure you have completed the fingerprinting before your interview.
Online Training
This online/live training begins your preparation for developing a positive relationship with your Little. Training includes aspects of youth development and youth protection.
Application Review
While you are completing your training, our staff will be checking your background and references and reviewing your overall application.
Meet
Your Little
If accepted, we propose a mentoring match, and then schedule a time for your first meeting.
Orientation
Being a Big [a volunteer mentor] is a great experience, but it’s also a commitment. Our orientation walks you through the expectations of being a Big.
Apply
You will receive a link that takes you to the national BBBS application (or mentor2.0 application).
Fingerprinting
& Interview
After we receive your application, you will receive two links to schedule:
1) Your fingerprint appointment
2) Your virtual interview
Please make sure you have completed the fingerprinting before your interview.
Online Training
This online/live training begins your preparation for developing a positive relationship with your Little. Training includes aspects of youth development and youth protection.
Application Review
While you are completing your training, our staff will be checking your background and references and reviewing your overall application.
Meet
Your Little
If accepted, we propose a mentoring match, and then schedule a time for your first meeting.
You may not feel you qualify to be a role model, but everyone is life-qualified to listen, share, and do fun things. And it may take even less time than you think! If you become a consistent, genuine and trusted Big, your impact will go far beyond what you expect.
Potential Bigs can apply, interview, and train virtually. By becoming a Big at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah, you could help change the future of a kid – and probably change yours too!
Click on the photos below for more information about becoming/being a Big.
FAQ’s
Top 3 FAQs below. For a full list of FAQs for Bigs, click here
We ask Bigs and Littles in all our mentoring programs to make a minimum commitment of 12 months to the mentoring match (and each other!) For commitment of weekly hours, please see “how often do I meet with my Little?”
Our Littles range in age from 6-18,(avg=12). We serve youth who have a lot of potential but who may not reach it because they are facing a number of challenges (risk factors). We prioritize enrolling kids who are living in low-to-moderate income homes. Many of the kids in our programs are from a refugee background, are coping with parental incarceration, or living without one, or both, of their biological parents. For more specific information, please see our annual demographic descriptions of children served here.
You don’t need a specific kind of degree or job or knowledge to be a great Big. You DO need to be a caring, consistent, compassionate adult who is willing to share what life has taught you. Throughout your mentoring experience, you will have a dedicated and professionally trained BBBSU staff member to assist you. We will coach you in building your friendship with your Little and as you help them develop and meet the goals they have set for themselves.
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