A caring adult, one lunch period at a time
Big Futures connects students with mentors who show up during the school day, meeting for lunch at least twice a month. Through a consistent one to one relationship, students build confidence, connection, and a sense of what’s possible. One relationship at a time. Everyone is welcome.
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What to Expect as a Mentor in Big Futures
When you volunteer as a mentor with Big Futures, you’ll visit your Little at school during their lunch period, at least twice a month, on a schedule that works for you. Most of your time together is simple, unstructured relationship-building: eating lunch, talking, getting to know each other. Once a quarter, BBBSPS staff host an on-site Future Ready Youth activity, bringing mentors and students together for a shared, facilitated experience that builds on the connection you’re forming one on one.
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The key to successful mentoring relationships is consistency. Mentors are expected to visit their Little at least twice a month and to clearly communicate in advance if they need to reschedule.
- Mentoring takes place during the school day at Orca K-8 (Columbia City) or McClure Middle School (Queen Anne). Mentors are expected to be able to transport themselves to their school. Due to the scale of the program, we’re unable to provide mentor transport at this time.
- We ask that mentors commit to about 90 minutes for the interview process, about 2 hours for initial training, and at least twice a month for lunch-period visits with their Little, plus one quarterly on-site Future Ready Youth activity.
- Because visits happen on the mentor’s own schedule, Big Futures offers more flexibility than a fixed monthly session. We’ll do our best to communicate any school calendar changes in advance.
Steps to Becoming a Big
When you sign up to become a mentor in Big Futures, you’ll go through a series of steps that will help us match you with a Little.






