We’re celebrating the beginning of the week with New Match Monday. Clay County has its first High School-Based match! First-grader Niklaus was matched with 11th-grader Brianna. They hit it off right away, and are looking forward to reading and building…
Archives for January 2023
Project MARS excels last year by serving more than 1,200 kids
Last year was a very successful year for the Project MARS/AmeriCorps team – full-time members served more than 1,200 kids. Including half-time members, the team put in more than 16,650 hours through the end of the year. “Incredible,” Program Director…
During National Mentoring Month, BBBSWNC is pushing for new mentors
What a difference a mentor makes. A caring adult can change a child’s life, which is why Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina is celebrating National Mentoring Month this January. More than 100 children and youth – many…
BBBSWNC enlists ‘Natural High’ to help youth find their passion, avoid drugs
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina has increased its efforts to help its Littles avoid substance abuse by making available age-appropriate videos by Natural High, a drug prevention nonprofit organization. Natural High (naturalhigh.org), whose videos and discussion prompts…
New matches in Transylvania, Clay, Yancey and Buncombe counties!
In Transylvania County, new Big Sister Diana and Little Sister Aria have been working together as tutor and scholar at our after-school program. They are very excited about spending time in the community and exploring hobbies, places, attending events…
Big and Little find it takes a village to build a gingerbread house
Little Brother J’Ro and Big Brother Renick thought the challenge was too fun to pass up – build a gingerbread house to enter the 30th annual Omni Grove Park Inn’s National Gingerbread House Competition. “We thought it would be a…
Another Great Story – a quiet boy just needed a garden to blossom
Project MARS/AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories” from its members in which they reflect on their experiences mentoring in the classroom and the progress they see students making. This month’s story was written by Abby Jacobs. Boots has trouble in class. He…
High School Bigs and others showcased for New Match Monday
It’s New Match Monday, and today, we’re celebrating (among others) these two matches in Swain County! Jacob and Ben (with the Jenga blocks) have enjoyed working on homework, doing Christmas crafts, and playing games together. Emmie (in yellow T-shirt) and…
