$50,000+

$25,000 – $49,999

Crabtree Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999

Happy Roots Foundation Logo
Ottawa Community Foundation Logo

$5,000 - $9,999

Our Program Partners

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Logo
Ottawa Catholic School Board Logo
Logo for Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
Logo for Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
Carleton University Logo
University of Ottawa Logo
Algonquin College Logo
The Children's Aid Society of Ottawa Logo
Ottawa Police Service Logo
Kids Up Front Logo
The Ottawa Bullying Prevention Coalition Logo
Britannia Woods Community House Logo


Partnership Collaboration

“We will enhance our impact by reaching out and working in partnership with others in the community.”

Collaborative Programming

If youth from your community are in need of mentoring services through stand-alone programming or part of a wraparound service, BBBSO would like to help.  Please contact enrol@bbbso.ca to set up a meeting.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GENEROUS DONORS WHO SUPPORT US ANNUALLY.

Our Foundation

Our Vision

To ensure that all young people realize their full potential.

Our Mission

To enable life-changing mentoring relationships that ignite the power and potential of young people.

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional, unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation.

Acknowledging territory is only the beginning of cultivating meaningful and reciprocal relationships with First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples.

There is a lot of work to be done for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. BBBSO is committed to ongoing learning and work to action changes.

Our Name

We recognize the importance of language, and the impact of inclusivity and identity erasure. We acknowledge how our organizational name re-enforces the gender binary and fails to honor Trans, non-binary and gender diverse identities. We welcome Mentors and Mentees who are 2SLGBTQIA+

Our Commitment

At Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa, our commitment to diversity is our promise to each other, and the communities we serve as a proud member of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada family. We strive to reach out to and welcome every child, mentor, volunteer, and staff person so that we can support, strengthen, benefit from, and contribute to the richness and complexity that is Canada.

We are committed to being an inclusive group where differences are valued and respected in everything that we do. By always staying true to these principles, we enrich ourselves and the lives of those we are dedicated to serving.

Our Board of Directors

Leslie Rae
Leslie Rae

Board Chair

Michelle Alfieri
Michelle Alfieri

Board Vice Chair

Lindsay Ostrom
Lindsay Ostrom

Board Treasurer

Camila Suvaric
Camila Suvaric

Secretary

Colin Anderson
Colin Anderson

Governance Chair

Ian Cascagnette
Ian Cascagnette

FAC Chair

Matt Haddad
Matt Haddad

Board Member

Phillip Shaer
Phillip Shaer

Board Member

Michael Purcell
Michael Purcell

Board Member

Carrie Irvine
Carrie Irvine

Board Member

Cody Sorensen
Cody Sorensen

Board Member

Susan Robbins Parsons
Susan Robbins Parsons

Board Member

Negeen Yazdani
Negeen Yazdani

Board Member

Our Team

Susan Ingram
Susan Ingram

Executive Director

she/her

Brianna Dusome
Brianna Dusome

Director, Programs & Community Partnerships

she/they

Erin Helmer
Erin Helmer

Director of Development

she/her

Kait Price
Kait Price

Manager, Marketing & Communications

she/her

Natalie Shepherdson
Natalie Shepherdson

Development Support Specialist

she/her

Shannon Healey
Shannon Healey

Senior Finance Coordinator

she/her

Julie Darcis
Julie Darcis

Enrolment Coordinator, Service Delivery Team Lead

she/her

Shelby Deane
Shelby Deane

Mentoring Coordinator

they/them

Sara Ridley
Sara Ridley

Mentoring Coordinator

she/her

Hope Wood
Hope Wood

Director, Social Entreprise

she/her

Trecia Campbell-Ash
Trecia Campbell-Ash

Retail Store Manager, Social Entreprise

she/her

Impact Reports

PRISM

Thrive Overview

Big Possibilities

School Based Mentoring

Annual Reports & Audited Financial Statements

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2025 Financial statement
2024 Financial statement
2023 Financial statement
2022 Financial statement
2021 Financial statement

T3010 Registered Charity Information Return

Charity Registration Number 10679 4431 RR0001