We have a long-standing partnership with Value Village, as they are able to support us with a fair amount per pound of clothing and textiles. In fact, there are no other companies that could facilitate this sort of funding for us in the volume that we require. The funding we receive from selling donations to Value Village makes up more than 50% of the funding we need annually to continue to run our mentorship programs in the community – programs that serve over 900 children and youth across Greater Vancouver each year
Our vision is to empower all children and youth to reach their full potential through mentorship, and one of the only barriers to helping these children is the lack of funding and volunteers needed to support them. The funds we receive through working with Value Village enable us to recruit, screen, and train volunteers in additional to allowing us to develop and evolve our programs to meet the changing needs of the communities we serve.
Value Village is a for-profit privately held international second-hand store chain that operates as part of the Savers, Inc. family. Value Village purchases and resells items donated by its non-profit partners, like Big Brothers – turning otherwise unused items into sustainable revenue that supports their programs and services.