Big Brothers Big Sisters, Serving Grand Erie, Halton and Hamilton
639 Main Street East
Hamilton ON L8M 1J4
+19055253860
Big Brothers Big Sisters enables life-changing mentoring relationships. Our vision is that all young people realize their full potential.
Our mentoring programs are interventions, helping empower young people to realize their potential. 80% of the young people involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters are experiencing 3-5 Adverse Childhood Experiences, which are forms of social, emotional or economic challenges. With the support of volunteer mentors and our community, we are able to provide 1,200 young people and their families with mentoring services each year.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Homework Club Study Mentor (Youth Volunteer)
Homework Helping
Recruiting volunteers for the 2026-27 school year! Homework Club runs from October-April, each school year.
High school student volunteers will mentor an elementary school student once a week afte…
1-2 hours
/ weekly
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Homework Club Study Mentor (Youth Volunteer)
Homework Helping
Recruiting volunteers for the 2026-27 school year! Homework Club (HWC) runs from October-April, each school year. The Burlington group runs on MONDAYS.
High school student volunteers will mentor a…
1-2 hours
/ weekly
-
"Game On!" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
Game On! is a group mentoring program for elementary-aged boys. The program aims to provide its participants with information and support to make informed choices about a range of healthy lifestyle p…
8 weeks
"Homework Club" Program Supervisor
Supervision
An after-school program that pairs elementary students with high-school students
who support their academic, social and/or emotional needs.
You’ll support a small group of high school mentors as…
/ weekly
October - April
"Homework Club" Program Supervisor
Supervision
An after-school program that pairs elementary students with high-school students
who support their academic, social and/or emotional needs.
You’ll support a small group of high school mentors as…
/ weekly
October - April
"Game On!" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
Game On! is a group mentoring program for elementary-aged boys. The program aims to provide its participants with information and support to make informed choices about a range of healthy lifestyle p…
8 weeks
"GLOW" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
Girls Linking Our Worlds (GLOW) is an 8-week school-based group mentoring program for elementary aged girls that focuses on empowerment and leadership development. The program is facilitated by 2-3 a…
/ weekly
8 weeks
"Adventure Canada Connections" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
A group mentoring program that supports newcomer youth in their adjustment to Canada. The goals of the program are to foster connections amongst the group, to the country, and to the community, and o…
8 weeks
Homework Club Study Mentor (Youth Volunteer)
Homework Helping
Recruiting volunteers for the 2026-27 school year! Homework Club runs from October-April, each school year.
High school student volunteers will mentor an elementary school student once a week afte…
1-2 hours
/ weekly
-
"GLOW" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
Girls Linking Our Worlds (GLOW) is an 8-week school-based group mentoring program for elementary aged girls that focuses on empowerment and leadership development. The program is facilitated by 2-3 a…
/ weekly
8 weeks
"Adventure Canada Connections" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
A group mentoring program that supports newcomer youth in their adjustment to Canada. The goals of the program are to foster connections amongst the group, to the country, and to the community, and o…
8 weeks
"Homework Club" Program Supervisor
Supervision
An after-school program that pairs elementary students with high-school students
who support their academic, social and/or emotional needs.
You’ll support a small group of high school mentors as…
/ weekly
October - April
"Game On!" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
Game On! is a group mentoring program for elementary-aged boys. The program aims to provide its participants with information and support to make informed choices about a range of healthy lifestyle p…
8 weeks
"GLOW" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
Girls Linking Our Worlds (GLOW) is an 8-week school-based group mentoring program for elementary aged girls that focuses on empowerment and leadership development. The program is facilitated by 2-3 a…
/ weekly
8 weeks
"GLOW" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
Girls Linking Our Worlds (GLOW) is an 8-week school-based group mentoring program for elementary aged girls that focuses on empowerment and leadership development. The program is facilitated by 2-3 a…
/ weekly
8 weeks
"Adventure Canada Connections" Group Program Mentor
Facilitation /
Mentoring
A group mentoring program that supports newcomer youth in their adjustment to Canada. The goals of the program are to foster connections amongst the group, to the country, and to the community, and o…
8 weeks