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THE BIG BLOG
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Trunk or Treat! Here’s where you can find family-friendly Halloween events around Louisville and SoIN
Check out this list of free and low-cost community Trunk or Treating events!

Career Confidence in Crisis: New Report Shows Gen Zers Lack Critical Access to Mentorship
Only 41% of young people feel highly confident navigating today’s job market, a number that plummets when mentorship is missing.

Mentors Needed: Helping Students Navigate the Back-to-School Transition
Back-to-School Isn’t Easy for Everyone. Transitioning from middle school to high school is an exciting time, full of change and new experiences. For many students, this transition is also full of difficulties.

BBBS Kentuckiana CEO named to Louisville’s new Community Safety Commission
Community safety is central to the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, where 100% of mentored youth avoid involvement with the juvenile justice system.

Fueling Futures: How Your Donation Builds Mentorship Matches
Last year, Big Brothers Big Sisters served 724 youth. The challenges they face are varied and ever-changing.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana honored with second-consecutive National Growth Award
This marks the organization’s third straight BBBSA award, and second straight Growth Award.

Here’s where students can get free school supplies ahead of the 2025-26 year
Here are some upcoming events, in date order, where you can get free school supplies ahead of the 2025-26 school season.

The Power of Mentorship: Volunteers Share Their Experience with BBBSKY
Two groups of people understand the benefits of mentorship better than anyone else: mentors and mentees. While each of their interactions might seem small, the impact they have on each other and their community is impossible to overstate.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana celebrates mentorship at “Party for a Purpose”
The mentoring agency’s annual fundraiser was a night of fun, music, and philanthropy to empower the youth of Louisville and Southern Indiana.

Representation Matters: Empowering Littles Through Diverse Mentorship
Young people of color face challenges that their white peers don't have to. Lack of representation is just one of them, and that alone can cause a child to feel isolated or doubt themselves. At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, we have a solution.