DEFENDERS

OF

POTENTIAL

DEFENDERS OF POTENTIAL

Why Mentoring Matters

Why

Mentoring

Matters

“If you think back on your life, you had an ecosystem of mentors who each gave you

something and left something with you. Mentorship, no matter where it comes from,

helps a young person to expand, to explore, to see other things and different

backgrounds.”

“If you think back on your

life, you had an ecosystem

of mentors who each gave

you something and left something with you. Mentorship, no matter where it comes from, helps a young person to expand, to explore, to see other things and different backgrounds.”

-Artis Stevens

President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

BE A MENTOR

By being a Big (a volunteer

youth mentor), you can help

shape a young person’s future

for the better by empowering

them to achieve their

individual goals. And the

best part is, it’s a lot of fun. You

and your little can share the

kinds of activities you

already like to do and explore

new opportunities together.

BECOME A BIG

MAKE A

DONATION

Your donation supports the

careful one-to-one matching

and ongoing professional

mentoring support unique to

Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Your gift will help match a

child with an adult mentor,

and guide them through the

lifetime of their mentoring

match. A donation today will

lead to better outcomes for

Ventura County’s youth

tomorrow.

Donate

ATTEND AN

EVENT

You’re invited to RSVP for

some creative and

entertaining signature events

in Ventura County, to support

our youth and mentoring

programs.

Whether you attend the event, become a sponsor, donate or volunteer, you are making a

big difference.

EVENTS

News & Updates

News &

Updates

Golf Classic 2024 - a big success!

Golf Classic

2024 - a big

success!

Our 51st annual Golf Classic was AMAZING! This charity tournament benefits the agency's youth mentoring programs that ensure the next generation of our communities ignites their full potential.

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us - and a special thank you to all of our Sponsors and Golfers! The day was filled with sunshine, fun contests and prizes, delicious food and drinks and BIG FUN!

BBBSA National Conference 2024

BBBSA National Conference

2024

Between June 9th and June 13th, five of our teammates represented BBSVC at the 2024 Big Brothers Big Sisters of America National Conference in Dallas, Texas.

Our conference team consisted of our CEO- Danica Selvaggio, our Director of Marketing- Nakita Hake, our Match Support Specialist- Edgar Escobar, our Site Program Coordinator for Santa Paula, Oxnard & Ventura- Anel Duran, and our Marketing Associate- Jake Garcia.

The team attended workshops, networked with other staff from fellow BBBS agencies across the country, accepted the 2023 Platinum Agency Award, saw some local historical sites and much more!

A BIG Thank You to everyone who contributed to our team being attend this year's conference!

Check out Nakita's account of the trip here! Stay tuned for more info!

Congratulations to Our 2024 Big &

Little of The Year - John and Alex

John and Alex took the time to share their match story with us, and gave us some great insight into what makes their mentoring match so special. Take a listen!

READ THEIR STORY

BBSVC IS A PLATINUM AWARD-WINNING

AGENCY FOR 2023

BBSVC IS A

PLATINUM

AWARD-WINNING

AGENCY FOR

2023

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County is now a Platinum Award agency!

You may already know that BBSVC earned the Pinnacle Award for 2022 - a designation given by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America to those agencies that demonstrate consistent, year-over-year success (check out that picture of our team at last year's National Conference accepting the award on the main stage!).

We're so excited to announce that - thanks to the dedication and commitment of our village of Youth, Mentors, Parents/Guardians, Board Directors, President's Council, Community and Service Partners, and our entire Staff Team - we are now one of 46 amazing agencies nationwide to earn the Platinum Award for 2023!