With the help of thousands of volunteer Big Brothers and Big Sisters, we’ve been transforming children’s lives through professionally supported, mentoring relationships for more than 40 years.
Donate Helene HelpWe select and match mentors with children facing adversity and provide ongoing activities, training and support services to sustain successful match relationships and lasting connections. By making a donation, you help expand what’s possible for WNC’s youth. You can help change the life of a child for the better, forever.
Learn MoreDonate NowMentoring works. We see it every day. We hear it in the stories our Bigs and Littles tell us and in the research studies that we read. And you can learn about it firsthand. When you mentor, you change the life of a child and make a lasting, positive impact on your community.
From building self confidence and improving academic achievement, to having experiences they otherwise might never have, children and teens guided by caring adults are more likely to aspire higher, focus on what they’re capable of and avoid risky behaviors.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina builds “Friendships with a Purpose” that transform the lives of both the “Little” and his or her “Big.” Dorian was a Little in the program for 12 years. His Big Brother Nathan, there for him through thick and thin, was committed to Dorian’s success. Years later, when Nathan faced immense challenges and hardship in his own life, Dorian was his most committed friend. Listen to their story here:
LESS LIKELY to skip a class
LESS LIKELY to hit someone in school
LESS LIKELY to skip school
Project MARS members serve in schools in several of our mountain counties, and they doubled down after Hurricane Helene. Though school was suspended, members served during recovery efforts, handing out supplies, sorting donated clothes, and doing other much-appreciated tasks. Big…
Continue ReadingWhat a year it’s been! Our Littles have thrived, our Bigs have delivered, our staff has trained, and our leadership dove right in – and that was even before we started helping families after Hurricane Helene. Proudly – and gratefully…
Continue ReadingWe have lots of new High School Bigs matches in Jackson County! HS Bigs spend an hour a week helping their Little with schoolwork at the Little’s school. Little Brother Liam and Big Brother Jaden love being active and…
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