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We reached out to our mentors for our 50th anniversary in the Fraser Valley and asked them how mentoring has impacted their lives. Kristy’s story shows how mentoring impacts the lives of children and youth right here in the Fraser Valley, especially during times of uncertainty. Kristy had this to say about her experience: “Pam […]

We asked our mentors to thank their mentees by telling us what they love about mentoring and the impact their mentee has had on them. One of our Big Brothers Zach has this to say: “The best part of being a Big Brother is seeing my Little get so excited when I’m around and him […]

by Candace Martyn – Past Big Sister and past Little Sister My involvement with Big Brothers and Big Sisters started quite a few years ago. I was 7 or 8 when my mom first signed me up to be matched with a big sister. Considering my situation, I always felt lucky to have the mom […]

When my son, Justin was 8 he was matched to a big brother named Luke Wells. The two of them were so like, it sometimes gave me deja vu as to what my son would be like as a grown up. After being matched for about 10 months Luke had to move. Justin and Luke […]

This is my story; I was adopted before I was even a month old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I never thought anything bad about being adopted until I started school. I would wake up, brush my teeth, get dressed, style my hair, eat breakfast, and then get a ride to school. But when I got there, […]