Every Child Deserves a Champion
Changing Perspectives. Changing Lives.
Our History
A Century of Mentorship & Impact
As part of the nation’s largest donor- and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages nine through young adulthood in Colorado.
1918
In 1918 Claude Blake, Chief Probation Officer in Denver, saw wartime conditions cause an increase in lawlessness amongst boys in his community. Recognizing that these boys needed guidance more than critics, Blake established Big Brothers of Denver.
1921
Big Sisters movement was active in Denver from 1921 until about early 1964. A few years later, in the spring of 1969 Big Sisters of Colorado began as a program out of the Southwest Community Center.
1967
Big Brothers Big Sisters-Pikes Peak was formed in 1967 as a program of Family Counseling Service. Later, the program became affiliated with the Pikes Peak YMCA.
1996
In 1996 Big Brothers of Denver merged with Big Sisters to become Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Colorado.
1997
In 1997 it became Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, Inc.
2001
In 2001 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, Inc. merged with Big Brothers Big Sisters-Pikes Peak.
We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
Your Story Matters—Inspire the Next Generation
Were you a Big or a Little? Your journey can inspire others to step up and make a difference. Whether it’s a moment that changed your life or a lesson that shaped your future, we want to hear from you.