Big Futures Gala 2025

On Friday, March 21, 2025, nearly 300 guests came together to support our program and celebrate the bright futures ahead for Bay Area youth. For the first time, four Littles from our program shared their life-changing stories! Bay Area Alumni Little and Buffalo Bills star rookie running back, Ray Davis, shared about how his relationship with Big Brother Patrick allowed him to experience joy and fun during a challenging childhood and changed the trajectory of his life. Camila, one of our Big Futures Littles, spoke about her emotional 10+ year bond with Big Amanda, and she was surprised after her speech with a video message from Amanda herself! We recognized this year’s Honored Matches with awards and heard from Littles Reign and Tim directly about how their long-lasting Matches with Bigs Misty and Jeremy have given them much-needed consistency, inspiration, and support. Together, we raised an amazing $715,000 to meet the ever-growing demand for our mentoring services – all provided at no cost to the children and families enrolled in our programs.

Our Honored Matches of the Year

Reign and Misty were Matched nine years ago, when Reign’s father had just stopped seeing her. This Big and Little pair bonded over arts and crafts, which allowed them to talk about difficult things like anxiety, bullying, and family challenges. Now, Reign’s a high school senior who’s confident in expressing herself and excited for a creative future career.

Tim was Matched with Jeremy after experiencing difficulties with social interactions at school. Through academic pressures and stress with his peers, Tim and Jeremy forged an unbreakable bond where Tim knows Jeremy is a safe space. Seven years later, with the guidance and support of his Big Brother, Tim is a freshman at USC with big dreams for his future.