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…