Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County is excited to once again participate as allies in My Hollywood Pride, a colorfully fun festival dedicated to embracing authenticity, diversity, and family inclusivity. My Hollywood Pride will honor the LGBTQ+ community and this year will serve as the lead event for the Hollywood Centennial Celebration.   At [...]

Lifestyle Magazine featured Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward’s President and CEO Malena Mendez in its Leaders of Philanthropy feature for her consistent support of a myriad of community causes.  Mendez says that long before becoming the leader of Big Brothers Big Sisters, she strongly believed in the power of mentoring. Read more on page [...]

Miramar Police Department has joined forces with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward to positively affect the lives of teenagers at Miramar High School by participating in the agency’s Big Futures/Bigs with Badges program. Twenty-nine police officers and staff members currently are mentoring Miramar High students.   The students meet with their mentors each month [...]

January is National Mentoring Month and we are thrilled to announce and celebrate the Bigs of the Year and honor all of our BIGs at the 4th Annual “Big Thank You” Breakfast presented by Bank of America at 8:30 AM on January 25, at The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Convention Center. We are so proud [...]

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward welcomed the New Year on January 3rd with its first match of the year – Big Sister Dana and her Little Sister Sarah. These two are on their way to forging a strong relationship as they have much in common, including a Hispanic background that is foundational in both [...]