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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area provides one-to-one mentoring for children in Danville and Pittsylvania County, serving over 300 children annually.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area is a true change agent, committed to providing an adult mentor for every child who needs or wants one. Mentoring is a proven strategy that changes how our children grow up in America by meeting critical needs of our region’s children and engaging all levels of community. We help children build the attitudes and behaviors needed to stay in school, succeed academically, make healthy choices, and create promising futures.

Since 1971, we have been the “gold standard” in child safety when it comes to matching children with adult volunteers. We support our matches for their duration by providing orientation and ongoing trainings, professional match support, and monthly activities. We make quality matches that stand the test of time, lasting an average of 5 years.

By matching children with adult mentors in one-to-one relationships, we transform the life of a child (a Little), transform the life of an adult (a Big) and together transform our schools, our neighborhoods and our communities for the better.

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We Help Kids Stay in School

A child with a mentor is 52% less likely to skip school than a child without a mentor.

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Help transform the life of a child in our community by being a positive and caring role model.

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Our experienced approach to mentoring has resulted in thousands of lasting relationships and helped transform the lives of children across our region.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area provides one-to-one mentoring for children in Danville and Pittsylvania County, serving over 300 children annually.

Physical Address: 1005 North Main Street, Danville VA 24540 Delivery Address: PO Box 678, Danville, VA 24543

434-773-8394

bbbs@dancom.us

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  • 2025 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee Winner

    The 2025 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee was held Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 3:00pm at Averett University's Blount Chapel. Dr. Marc Muneal acted as a pronouncer. The three judges were Dr. Jennifer Hughes, Eben Leigh and Tia Yancey.

    Twelve students competed in the Bee from the city of Danville and Pittsylvania County Public Schools. There was one student from Sacred Heart School. The Bee went on for seven rounds with Layla Barrett from Chatham Middle School, emerging as the winner. The winning word was "stupa."

    For more information about the 2025 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee, please call the sponsor, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area at 434-773-8394.

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  • Board Meeting at Caesar’s Virginia

    J. Hoffman, J. Word, M. Beasley (Board Chair), S Wingate, E. A. Woody, E. White, J. Menefee, and M. Mondul attended a Board of Directors meeting for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Danville Area. The meeting was held at Caesar's Virginia on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

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  • BBBS Capitol Hill Day 2025

    BBBS Capitol Hill Day took place in Washington DC on Feb 26. The training sessions focused on Senate and Congressional Presentations. The trip ended with visits to Senators Kaine and Warner's offices and Congresspersons John McGuire, Jennifer McClellan, and Ben Cline.

    Pictured: Ellie Martinez, Sandra Erickson, Pat Daniel, Melvena Beasley, and Gary Terry

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