Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) is an international charity; although it is relatively new in the UK it is well established in the USA and other parts of the world. The charity matches caring adult mentors with children that have been identified as needing an additional role model in their lives.

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BBBS is delivered by Guildford Action and supports children, typically aged six to eleven, across West Sussex and Surrey. These children are referred to us by social workers and together we are committed to helping them thrive in safe, loving family environments.

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We match adult mentors with children, creating long-term, meaningful mentoring relationships between children and caring adult volunteers. Mentors spend time with their "little" doing simple but fun activities, such as going out for a bike ride or taking them to the park.

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Many of the children that are referred will have been through various types of trauma in their lives such as neglect, abuse or abandonment and often have Special Educational Needs (SEN). Mentoring has been proven to reduce the likelihood of harmful future behaviours and to help produce better life outcomes for the child in terms of healthy relationships, increased confidence, resilience and wellbeing.