Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands, founded in 1959 and based in Omaha, is a community-based youth-mentoring agency serving the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro across nine counties in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. The agency matches children with screened adult volunteer mentors in one-to-one relationships supported by professional staff. Nichole Turgeon serves as CEO. The agency is at 1416 Howard Street in Omaha. Website bbbsomaha.org; phone 402-330-2449.
BBBS of the Midlands matches a child (a Little) with a volunteer adult mentor (a Big) in a one-to-one community-based relationship. Matches meet for activities and conversation, and professional staff support each relationship to keep it safe and effective.
As a community-based agency, the Midlands chapter focuses on pairing Bigs and Littles who meet on their own schedule, building the kind of consistent adult relationship that research links to confidence, school engagement, and resilience.
The agency serves nine counties across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa, centered on the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Operating across a state line is common for Omaha-area nonprofits, since the metro spans the Missouri River into Iowa.
From its headquarters at 1416 Howard Street in Omaha, the agency recruits and supports mentors throughout the bi-state region, reaching both urban Omaha and Council Bluffs and the surrounding counties.
Founded in 1959, BBBS of the Midlands has more than six decades of history serving the Omaha area. That longevity has helped the agency build relationships with local employers, foundations, and individual donors who sustain its mentoring work.
Nichole Turgeon serves as CEO, leading an agency that operates on a budget in the low single-digit millions, typical for a community-based BBBS chapter serving a mid-sized metro.
The agency's nine-county footprint covers the core of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro and surrounding communities in both states. That reach lets it serve children in Douglas and Sarpy counties in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County in Iowa, among others.
Demand for mentoring across the region consistently exceeds the supply of screened volunteers, so the agency continually recruits Bigs, especially adults who can commit to a long-term relationship.
To become a Big, visit bbbsomaha.org or call 402-330-2449. Volunteers complete an application and screening process, then are matched with a Little and supported by agency staff throughout the relationship.
Community-based mentoring lets volunteers and children meet on a schedule that works for both, which makes it accessible for working adults across the metro.
Donations can be made at bbbsomaha.org. The agency is a 501(c)(3) organization, so gifts are tax-deductible. Corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and individual giving fund the mentoring work across the nine-county region.
Gifts that fund match support, the staff time behind each match, help keep relationships safe and lasting.
The Omaha metro has a strong nonprofit sector, including Boys and Girls Clubs and other youth organizations that reach children through group programming. For one-to-one, professionally supported mentoring across the bi-state metro, BBBS of the Midlands is the dedicated agency.
Its community-based model complements group programs by giving a child a sustained individual relationship with a caring adult.
Last updated June 2026. BBBS of the Midlands founding (1959), Omaha headquarters (1416 Howard Street), nine-county bi-state service area (eastern Nebraska and western Iowa), CEO Nichole Turgeon, and contact details from BBBS of the Midlands (bbbsomaha.org) and ShareOmaha; EIN 47-0466144 from ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. We are not affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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