It costs on average $1,750 to support a single mentoring relationship for one year. Costs include extensive background screenings for mentors, volunteer trainings and orientation, professional case management, and wraparound services so that no relationship, no mentor, no mentee is ever left unsupported.
Every day we are working to create and support meaningful relationships so that young people throughout Rhode Island can be paired with caring and committed mentors. Your support ignites the power and potential within so that they can have the advantage they deserve.
Donate Gently Used Clothing
Donating has never been easier! We offer at-home pick up of your donations of new and gently used clothing, shoes, towels, curtains, sheets, and textiles all over Rhode Island with rotating Neighborhood Schedules. And, the best part is donation directly supports our mentoring programs!
Make A Financial Gift
Whether you wish to write a check or donate directly online your gift makes it possible for us to continue our work of bettering the lives of children by providing them with professionally supported adult mentors!
Get More Involved
There's more than one way to get involved! Whether you decide to become a Big, join a committee, or attend one of our signature events, when you give the gift of time you are helping ignite and defend the potential of the next generation.
Leave a Legacy
Did you know that Big Brothers Big Sisters has an endowment at the Rhode Island Foundation? Our partnership with the Foundation gives us access to planned giving resources and professional endowment management. For more information contact events@bigsri.org.
Put Your Logo on Our Trucks
Want to put your company name in front of hundreds of local community members and business partners every day in every town in Rhode Island? Sponsor a Donation Center Truck!
Make a Monthly Gift
Monthly gifts of $5, $10, $15, $25, or an amount of your choice will automatically be deducted from your debit or credit card each month. You will receive a welcome pack, monthly stories about the life-changing friendships you are creating in RI, and public recognition.
By making a donation of cloth, linen or monetary to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island, you can significantly change the direction of a child’s life in a BIG way. Your gifts make it possible for us to provide caring adult mentors for over boys and girls in our community.