Her grandmother Patricia Derritt calls the Big Brothers Big Sisters program “a lifesaver” for Antoniece.
“They do different stuff. Like, they race,” Derritt said. “Antoniece comes home smiling. She’s seeing things that, without the program and Towani, she wouldn’t be able to see and enjoy. You look at Towani and Antoniece and you would think they are mother and daughter.”
At Big Brothers Big Sisters headquarters, chief executive Elycia Cook supervises scores of pairings of Bigs and Littles.
“One of the most beautiful things about our program is that the mentor often gets just as much or more out of it as the Little does,” Cook said. “I’ve heard so many mentors say things like: ‘It is good for my soul,’ ‘It has changed the way I treat people,’ and even ‘It has changed the way I vote.’ It gives them a sense they are involved in something bigger than themselves.”
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado 7535 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 605, Denver, CO 80231
Started: 918
Employees/volunteers: 36/775
Budget: $4,345,692 (projected total expenses for the 2025 fiscal year)
Direct program spending: $2,973,014 (fiscal year 2023)
Clients served: 1,550 (2024)
Originally Published: October 27, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.
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