(First Published by NewsOK on November 9, 2008)Oklahoman John Jacobs reflects on long-term involvement with Big Brothers Big Sisters          John Jacobs has been a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters for most of his life.  What started as volunteer wor...Read More

     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) has been recognized by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America for the quality of its programs in Oklahoma. The state agency exceeded the national average on quality measures which include the average match length (the average time a...Read More

     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) is encouraging all former Littles to apply to receive the Mark H. Iola Scholarship in the Spring of 2009. The fast-approaching deadline is November 15, 2008. This scholarship has a value of $1000 to be used toward any education...Read More

     Bowl for Kids' Sake (BFKS) has been an incredible success for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK). This year became the 19th year that BBBSOK raised funds through its BFKS initiative. By July, $660,000 had already been raised statewide by 1,060 teams. While funds...Read More

     Six former Oklahoma Littles have been awarded Mark H. Iola Scholarships of $1000 per semester to further their educations. New scholarships were awarded to Gina Ghazal (Tulsa), Matthew McAfee (Tulsa), Chelsea Pointer (Oklahoma City), Nolan Randolph (Norman), Joseph Stover ...Read More

John W. Jacobs, President and Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma has announced his retirement effective January 31, 2009.  John served as executive director of Big Brothers and Sisters of Green Country from 1989 until 2006 when he led an initiative to consolidate al...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mobilizes To Change How Children Grow Up In America ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 23, 2008 – More than 900 Big Brothers Big Sisters leaders, volunteers and donors are mobilizing this week at their National Conference in St. Louis wi...Read More

Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Named Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma announced its Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. A selection committee of senior executives of the organization recently made the announcement. Amy Malnar nominated by the Tulsa office, and Jason Tyler from Sh...Read More

Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Named              Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma announced its Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year.  A selection committee of senior executives of the organization recently made the anno...Read More

Chesapeake Gift Means More Big Brothers and Big Sisters for Oklahoma Children. A $500,000 gift from Chesapeake Energy Corporation in Oklahoma City to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) will help provide many more mentors for Oklahoma children. The gift of $100,000 per year for five ye...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma's 24th annual Taste of Tulsa raised more than $220,000 on Saturday, February 9 from sponsorships, ticket sales, silent and live auctions. More than 40 of Tulsa’s finest restaurants brought their menu favorites for 750 guests. Guests danced ...Read More

It’s Time for Men to Step Up and Become Big Brothers! There are thousands of boys across the state in need of adult male guidance. One of them is waiting for you. Most of these boys are growing up in single parent homes where the father is not around on a regular basis. If we can connec...Read More

National Expert Offers Child Safety Training Julie Novack, director of child safety and quality assurance with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, which is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA., presented an educational program in Tulsa on child safety for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma resourc...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma announced its Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year.  A selection committee representing offices throughout the state named Diana Hockett of Bartlesville and Tim Morris of Claremore Bigs of the Year. Hockett has been matched with her Little Sister, ...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma received a $100,000 endowment donation from an anonymous donor.  The gift was made in honor of Marine Lance Corporal Cody W. Hill of Ada and all of the men and women serving in the armed forces. The 23 year old was seriously injured September 4 when ...Read More

Chesapeake Energy, Inc. has contributed a $150,000 gift to facilitate the formation of a statewide Big Brothers Big Sisters organization in Oklahoma. Aubrey McClendon, president and CEO, matched the company’s gift, saying, “I know how important this work is for children in need of an ...Read More