Each quarter AmeriCorps collects “Great Stories” from their 18 members throughout the region telling about their experiences assisting regional youth in their classrooms. Here’s one from 2017’s first quarter: Just a few months ago I had never even heard of Fletcher…
Last Saturday at about 8:30 AM, the Bowl For Kids Sake teams started trickling in at Sky Lanes in West Asheville. Before long, a line had formed at the registration table, the lanes were willing up, an awesome 80s playlist was…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina is proud to announce local mentors William Dickerson and Lynne Keating as North Carolina’s Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. It’s been five years since Dickerson, a resident of Buncombe…
Many thanks to February’s Big Of The Month Hannah Lowman! Watching Hannah’s relationship with her little, Ka’ria, grow over the past three years has been an inspiration. These two have spent their time up until now in BBBS’ After-School program,…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Buncombe County and the Asheville Police Department have launched a brand new partnership that provides local youth with supportive mentors while also enriching community-police relations! “Bigs in Blue” is a national BBBS program that started…
