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Be The Change. BE ONE OF THE 100.

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Throughout our 18-county service area, there are many children facing adversity who are waiting to be matched with their Big Brother or Big Sister.

WITH JUST A FEW HOURS EACH MONTH — YOU CAN CHANGE THAT.

100 Mentors in 30 Days

This May, our goal is to recruit 100 mentors in 30 days, providing the Little Brothers and Little Sisters on our waiting lists with the support they need to achieve academic improvement, growth in self-confidence, development of life skills and avoidance of risky behaviors.

When you become a Big, you become a friend, a role model and give your Little access to new experiences through which they build higher aspirations for their life—you become a part of that young person’s success.

Be one of the 100.

VOLUNTEER TODAY

Our Programs

Community-Based

Mentor your little in your community, 2-3 times each month.

School-Based

Mentor your Little at school for one hour one day each week.

After-School

Mentor your Little at their after-school program site for one hour one day each week.

Learn More

Why mentor?

Thousands of children in our region are facing adversity. Enduring relationships with caring adults are proven to help them develop more positive visions of themselves and their futures—and to thrive. When you volunteer, you start something BIG.

From building self confidence and improving academic achievement to connecting them with experiences that they otherwise would never have accessed, children with mentors are more likely to avoid risky behaviors, have higher aspirations and focus on what they’re capable of.

 

VOLUNTEER TODAY

BBBS WNC Littles Improvement (Local youth outcome surveys, 2021)

90%

IMPROVED in Self-Confidence

88%

IMPROVED in School Behavior

79%

IMPROVED in Problem Solving

When compared to their non-mentored peers, Littles are:

46% less likely to begin illegal drug use

 

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina

50 South French Broad, #213
Asheville, NC 28801

P (828) 253-1470
F (828) 253-5403

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Serving

  • Avery Co.
  • Buncombe Co.
  • Burke Co.
  • Cashiers Highlands
  • Cherokee Co.
  • Clay Co.
  • Graham Co.
  • Haywood Co.
  • Henderson Co.
  • Jackson Co.
  • Madison Co.
  • McDowell Co.
  • Mitchell Co.
  • Polk Co.
  • Qualla Boundary
  • Rutherford Co.
  • Swain Co.
  • Transylvania Co.
  • Yancey Co.
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Project MARS/AmeriCorps is supported by a grant from the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service in the Office of Governor Roy Cooper.

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