Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters Enriches the Lives of Children of All Faiths and Backgrounds.
Founded in 1925, CBBBS is a non-sectarian, 501 c 3 nonprofit organization affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of
America. We are a proven leader in providing innovative mentoring programs. Listed below are our quality, life-changing programs.
"He was the one who bent the rules a little... always within boundaries, but always fun, like the time he and I were
the only ones on the golf course, racing the cart and eating M&M's." --Little Brother
Programs in Brief
The core Big Brothers Big Sisters One-to-one Mentoring Program has a well documented record of success, guiding
children to make better choices in school and life and enhancing the lives of dedicated volunteers.
The award-winning CBBBS Deaf/Hard of Hearing
program matches deaf or hard of hearing youth with adults who also have
hearing loss or are fluent in American sign language and familiar with the deaf community.
Mentoring Children of Promise is a program
for children of prisoners, who are the
invisible, unintended consequence of crime and
the most marginalized segment of our society.
The CBBBS Northwest Pasadena Mentoring Center sponsored by the Jack in the Box Foundation offers after-school
mentoring and tutoring to children from an economically challenged, predominantly Spanish-speaking community.
The High School Bigs matches trained high school students with elementary students in one-to-one matches at
school and after-school sites.
Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters serves volunteers and youth from all cultural, economic and religious backgrounds,
reflecting the diverse fabric of our community.