To create and support relationships that provide consistent, positive, one-to-one interaction between a single parent child and an adult volunteer who will be an advisor and friend on the journey from childhood to adulthood.

Description:
Volunteers are matched with children between the ages of 6-13 who are in need of a positive influence in their life. As a volunteer you will be a friend to a child and will encourage them to reach their maximum potential.

History:
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass is the result of the collective efforts from various community groups and clubs in conjunction with the Fayette Juvenile court. These efforts began in 1955 and on August 7, 1957 Big Brothers of Lexington was chartered as a non-profit corporation in Kentucky to serve boys from single parent homes. Big Sisters was added in 1977, and today the agency is known as Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass, Inc.

Contact people:

Lindsay Chupek, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Lana Stewart, Program Director, (phone), (email) Bendrea Wilson, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (859) 253-2423

Address:

1122 Oak Hill Drive Lexington, KY 40505 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.bbbs-bluegrass.org

Directions:

From Winchester Road turn onto Loudon Avenue beside Kentucky Fried Chicken. Oak Hill Drive is just off Loudon Avenue to the right before the four way stop.