Volunteer Your Time
Share your time through mentoring, tutoring, special events, or professional skills. Help Portsmouth youth learn, connect, and see what’s possible.
Become a Volunteer →Get involved
Put your time where it can change a life.
Every hour spent mentoring, helping with programs, or supporting an event creates a ripple that reaches young people, families, and neighborhoods.
YOUR TIME. YOUR TALENT. YOUR SUPPORT.
Four ways to make a difference.
There’s more than one way to be in a young person’s corner. Find the opportunity that fits you.
Help Us Unlock the Hero Within Every Child.
Giving, volunteering, sponsorship, and community partnerships help turn our mission into opportunities for Portsmouth youth.
Make a Donation
Help support youth programming, meals, transportation, and enrichment. Your generosity puts more opportunities within reach.
Donate with PayPal →Become a Corporate Sponsor
Bring your business, foundation, or community organization alongside Portsmouth’s next generation. Support youth programs, community events, and the development of the Big Homies Recreation Center. Connect with our team to discuss your organization’s priorities and ways to support this work.
Become a Corporate Sponsor →Become a Community Partner
Connect your business, school, or community organization with our mission. Together, we can create more opportunities for youth and families.
Partner with Us →Together, these contributions support youth mentorship, enrichment, food assistance, violence prevention, and the next chapter with the Big Homies Recreation Center.
Employment Applications
Apply for Employment →WHY SHOW UP
THE IMPACT IS REAL.
For youth
Volunteers become role models, encouragers, and trusted guides. A conversation, game, or tutoring session can help a young person believe in themselves.
For families
Extra support and positive influences can strengthen families and bring peace of mind.
For Portsmouth
Investing in young people helps build safer, healthier streets for everyone.
BIG HOMIES RECREATION CENTER
Help Us Build the Future
Grand Opening Planned: January 2027
Construction Anticipated to Be Completed: November 2026
A New Chapter Is Almost Here!
710 Lincoln Street
Portsmouth, VA 23704
Big Homies Inc. is preparing to open the doors to the Big Homies Recreation Center in January 2027. With construction expected to be completed in November 2026, this expanded facility will create new opportunities for youth mentorship, academic enrichment, STEM education, leadership development, and community engagement in Portsmouth, Virginia. The official opening is planned for January 2027. The facility is not yet open to the public.
Help create safe spaces for learning, mentorship, and enrichment. Support classrooms, STEM technology, recreational equipment, furnishings, and expanded youth services for Portsmouth’s next generation.
Unlocking the Hero Within Every Child means giving young people room to discover their strengths. The new center will create more opportunities to learn, build life skills, and connect with mentors.
Current programs and services continue at 2605 Elliott Avenue, Portsmouth, VA 23702. Big Homies Inc. is expanding to two locations. Little Homies Youth Enrichment & Recreation Center will remain open and operational at Elliott Avenue alongside the new Big Homies Recreation Center.