Become a Little

The guidelines for eligibility of children to be admitted into our programs are:

The child must reside within Fairfield County
The child must be between the ages of 6 and 14 to be referred and between 6 and 16 to be matched
The child must reside in a single-parent home, in the legal custody of a grandparent(s) or other family member, or in foster care
The child must be lacking in significant adult relationships, extended family involvement and other community adult resources
For program eligible clients, a case worker makes a permanent folder, creates an active case file, and place the child on the "waiting list" pending identification of a suitable match.

The parent/guardian of the child, or the staff of the referring agency contacts Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fairfield County, see the Contact Us page for more information
Our Agency staff will provide you with program information and eligibility requirements
An applicant inquiry sheet is filled out
Our Agency staff will then mail a complete application packet
When the completed application packet is returned an interview will be scheduled with the prospective Little
After the interview the new Little is then placed on the waiting list, while our staff try to find a Big with similar interests