With the help of thousands of volunteer Big Brothers and Big Sisters, we’ve been transforming children’s lives through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships for 35 years.
Become a Big! Bowl For Kids' Sake 2020!We 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:
Improved in Self-Confidence
IMPROVED IN Academic Performance
IMPROVED IN Behavior at School
Little Sister Vicky and her Big Sister Monica Jones were matched in Polk County when Vicky was in the second grade. Transferring from a school match to the traditional program allowed Monica to provide more opportunity for Vicky, exposing her…
Continue ReadingJoe Sherman, a super Big Brother and member of the Henderson BBBS Advisory Council, spoke recently on Hendersonville radio station WTZQ-FM not only about last weekend’s spaghetti fundraising dinner but also about the great work Bigs are doing in…
Continue ReadingIn the Hendersonville Times-News, Natalie Swenson writes, “A mentor is much more than a trusted friend, counselor, or teacher. He or she provides continuing care for an individual along life’s journey.” “A recent Henderson County survey with local schools determined…
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