About the Agency

Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters has been a leading organization in our community for over 90 years - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa 

For more than 90 years, Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles (JBBBS) has enriched the lives of thousands of children throughout the greater Los Angeles area by providing excellence in mentoring.  JBBBS offers innovative programs and services that facilitate lasting mentoring relationships that provide measurable positive impacts and help children to reach their true potential.

JBBBS provides a broad variety of innovative, highly regarded mentoring programs and services regardless of a family's ability to pay, including

  • - Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters, one-to-one mentoring program for Jewish children
  • - School-based mentoring, a non-denominational peer-to-peer mentoring program between high school and lower class students
  • - Camp Max Straus, a non-denominational residential summer camp for underserved children
  • - Sports Buddies and Arts Buddies, two separate weekend mentoring programs for all children
  • - JBBBS Scholarship program
  • - Witherbee Wilderness Backpacking Program

At Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles, we are proud of the legacy we're building in our community through Excellence in Mentoring.  Our mentors and board members gain a sense of enjoyment, accomplishment, and appreciation derived from supporting an organization that develops lasting friendships, and makes a positive change in a child's life.