Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont, established in 1975 and based in Brattleboro, provides school-based and community-based one-to-one mentoring for youth ages 6 to 18 across several Vermont counties. The agency, which began as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windham County, is led by Stacy Kramer and is now part of a merged Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire and Vermont. Website bbbsvt.org.
The agency matches a child (a Little) with a vetted volunteer adult mentor (a Big) in a one-to-one relationship supported by staff. Its mission is to ignite the power and promise of youth through one-to-one mentoring, offered in both school-based and community-based settings for young people ages 6 to 18.
School-based matches meet at the child's school, which lowers the barrier for families and volunteers, while community-based matches meet on their own schedule for activities and conversation.
Established in 1975 as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windham County, the agency has grown its reach over the decades and now provides mentoring in counties including Windham, Windsor, and Chittenden, along with the Northeast Kingdom. It has set a goal of expanding its program base from a handful of counties to all 14 in Vermont.
That ambition reflects the challenge of serving a small, rural state where children in scattered communities can be hard to reach without a local match and staff support.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont is led by Stacy Kramer, who has worked with the organization for years and now oversees a merged Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire and Vermont. The merger is intended to let the combined agency serve more children across the two states by pooling staff, systems, and fundraising.
For families and volunteers in Vermont, the day-to-day mentoring continues locally, while back-office strength comes from the larger two-state structure.
To become a Big, visit bbbsvt.org. Volunteers complete an application and screening process, then are matched with a Little and supported by agency staff throughout the relationship.
Both school-based and community-based options are available, so volunteers can choose a model that fits their schedule, whether that means meeting at a school or on their own time.
Donations can be made at bbbsvt.org. The agency is a 501(c)(3) organization, so gifts are tax-deductible. Foundation grants, corporate support, and individual giving fund the mentoring work across the counties it serves.
Gifts that fund match support help the agency keep relationships safe and effective, which is especially important in a rural state where staff travel to support matches.
Vermont has youth-serving organizations including local mentoring programs and community groups. For one-to-one, professionally supported mentoring through the national Big Brothers Big Sisters network, BBBS of Vermont is the state's agency, now strengthened by its merger with New Hampshire.
Its focus on sustained individual relationships complements group and school programs offered by other organizations across the state.
Last updated June 2026. BBBS of Vermont establishment (1975, formerly BBBS of Windham County), school- and community-based mentoring for ages 6 to 18, counties served (Windham, Windsor, Chittenden, Northeast Kingdom) with a 14-county goal, leadership by Stacy Kramer, and the merger with Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire from the agency (bbbsvt.org) and the Laconia Daily Sun; EIN 81-4162286 from GuideStar. We are not affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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