BBBSWNC announces the merger of the Cashiers and Highlands branches, effective October 2020. This collaboration will not only broaden the resources available to serve both communities but will increase the number of children and youth served and bring about a…
Archives for October 2020
Taste of the Vineyard auction raises $20,000 for Henderson BBBS!
BBBS Henderson’s annual A Taste of the Vineyard auction raised $20,000, thanks to the support of our wonderful community members who stand behind the BBBS mission to transform children’s lives through mentoring and supportive services. This year, because of the…
Buncombe adds Nicole Barnes as a Match Support Coordinator
Welcome to Nicole Barnes who joined our BBBS staff in Buncombe County last month! Nicole will be a part-time Match Support Coordinator for community-based matches. She also works at Warren Wilson College. Nicole attended UNCA for sociology and then UNC…
Henderson Advisory Council member’s good news about Bigs runs on BlueRidgeNow.com
“For a child (our ‘Littles’), this isolation is confusing, scary, and maybe too complex to truly grasp,” says Natalie Swenson, an Advisory Council member of BBBS Henderson, in a recent article at blueridgenow.com. “Despite the uncertainty that surrounds COVID-19, our…
After seven long months, this match gets some real face time
Big Brother Barry was so excited to see his longtime Little Brother Tony that he sent Dee Dee Allen, his match support coordinator, these photos this week. “Had a wonderful Saturday with Tony after a seven-month absence, the longest separation…
