A decade of showing up: Xavier and Scott's mentoring story
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Watch Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado's 2024 Match of the Year — a nearly ten-year mentoring relationship built on photography, hiking, and consistency.
Why we're sharing this
This is what a long-term mentoring match actually looks like — not a single afternoon, but years of someone showing up.
Xavier and Scott Hally were matched through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado nearly a decade ago. What started as a pairing between a kid who needed a consistent adult in his life and a volunteer willing to show up became a relationship built around shared interests — photography, hiking, snowboarding — and the kind of trust that only develops over years.
In 2024, BBBS Colorado named them Match of the Year.
The video above tells their story better than text can. What stands out isn’t the grand gestures — it’s the accumulation of ordinary weekends. Scott didn’t change Xavier’s life in a single afternoon. He changed it by being there the next weekend, and the one after that, for years.
What this looks like in practice
Big Brothers Big Sisters matches adult volunteers (“Bigs”) with youth ages 9-17 (“Littles”) for one-to-one mentoring. Community-based matches meet 2-4 times a month for activities — parks, meals, museums, whatever works for both people. The minimum commitment is 12 months, but matches like Xavier and Scott’s show what happens when it goes longer.
The application process takes a few weeks: online application, self-paced training, $60 background check, reference checks, and an interview to find a good match. You need to be at least 21. Apply at biglittlecolorado.org/volunteer or call 303-433-6002.