Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Morgan County was organized in May of 1962.  In 1966, when the organization first received support from the United Way, sufficient resources were available to hire a part-time director to oversee the administration of the many Big Brother/Big Sister programs. Several individuals served in this capacity until 1972 when a full-time director was hired.
Since that time the Association has grown stronger in pairings and has initiated a program of recreational activities for the children and adults in the organization. Here are the Executive Directors responsible for this success:  Carol White (1973-1976); Pat Harris (1976-1984); John Kelker (1984-1996); Lori Large (1996-1999); Brian Ganz (1999-Present).
In 1991, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Morgan County became affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.
 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Adams County was started by LaVerne Norton as her graduate thesis project at the St. Louis University.  She became the program coordinator at Catholic Charities in Quincy, which adopted Big Brothers Big Sisters into their organization.  In the mid-1970’s BBBS became part of Family Services of Adams County, and remained a part of this organization for 4 years.  In November of 1979 BBBS was incorporated into the Volunteer Action Center, and was part of the center for 7 years.
BBBS was incorporated into the YMCA in July of 1986 and in March of 1987 entered into the affiliation process with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, becoming a full member in July of 1991.  BBBS became an independent agency in December of 2002 and became known as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Adams County.