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Whether you become a Big, enroll a child, or donate, you’re helping to build futures that shine with great promise and big possibility.

A Little About Us

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Michigan makes meaningful, monitored matches between volunteers (Bigs) and children (Littles), ages 6 through 18, in Kalamazoo, Allegan, Calhoun, and Van Buren counties.

Because of volunteers and donors like you, we’ve been building positive friendships that transform young people for 64 years and counting.

Stories and events that matter

On the right is a headshot of Jerome Bettis, smiling at the camera wearing a black blazer and a blue shirt and blue tie. On the left is the horizontal, all black BBBSMI logo above the 2024 Benefit Dinner logo. Beneath that are the words

47th Annual Benefit Dinner Featuring Jerome Bettis

NFL Hall of Famer & Superbowl Champion Jerome Bettis joins the 47th annual Benefit Dinner as a guest speaker on Monday, June 3rd.

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