While Big Brothers Big Sisters is a youth mentoring organization, these awards are to recognize and celebrate mentoring across all ages, all over our community. 

Chris Ramsey Mentoring Legacy Award
This award was established in memory of Big Brother and Community Leader, Chris Ramsey. This recognizes an individual whose long-standing commitment to mentoring has impacted the life of multiple individuals and whose life represents the ideals that defined Chris Ramsey. 

Excellence in Mentoring Award 
This award recognizes a mentor whose consistency, commitment, advocacy, and creativity have made a critical, long-lasting impact on the life of a mentee. This mentor should be a champion of those that they formally or informally mentor and should be a person who generously shares their valuable time to be accessible to those they mentor.    

Accelerating Potential Award
This award celebrates the organizations and people who are creatively and strategically implementing mentoring into new communities. The award recognizes those whose bold initiatives and entrepreneurial spirits are harnessing the power of mentoring to improve outcomes.