BBBS of Western North Carolina is honored to celebrate Black History Month by encouraging participation in these and other events held during the month of February. We’ll post more events as we learn about them. With genre-bending original
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January brought snow and a new match! BBBS in Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey counties welcomes Little Brother Aspen and Big Brother Jim (and Jim’s dog Sherpa). Their first outing was a successful hike, enjoyed by all. Mom said she cried
Read More about We have plenty of new matches to start 2022!
Project MARS/AmeriCorps is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 service year. “We are looking for service-minded individuals who are willing to go above and beyond what any normal superhero would do,” Program Director Katie Snow says. Serving again this year in
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Here’s a great way to stay warm! Our get-outdoors program, Club Summit, has morphed into Snow Summit for the winter, but with the same mission – to promote outdoor recreation and education for our Bigs and Littles. This is a
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Each quarter, 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 comes from Katie Newsome. My experience with Project MARS
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