For three years, group mentor Charlotte Kaplan has been meeting with two groups of girls – sixth-grade and seventh-grade – at AC Reynolds Middle School. They talk about issues the girls are interested in, including their strengths and weaknesses, healthy…
Buncombe County
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Buncombe County
Regional Program Director: Kate Shelton, kates@bbbswnc.org
Program Coordinator: Tessa Valladares, tessav@bbbswnc.org
Program Coordinator: Marta Corbin, martac@bbbswnc.org
Enrollment and Matching Specialist: Jennifer Griffin, jenniferg@bbbswnc.org
Office Phone: 828-519-7353
Address: 50 S. French Broad Ave. Suite 213, Asheville, NC 28801
Please designate Buncombe County as the recipient of this donation.
We have new High School Bigs – and some other matches!
BBBS Transylvania also has two new High School Bigs! Big Brother Avery and Little Brother Landyn made this cool beaded necklace. And Big Brother Brendan and Little Brother Dominic are already having silly fun together. Transylvania also welcomes Yraya, an…
Once winds died down, BBBS fanned out into community
As soon as the skies cleared after Hurricane Helene, we were organizing to help our Littles and their families in our devastated mountain counties. In the past few days, we’ve shifted from delivering food, water and other supplies to passing…
Here’s a glimpse at some summer fun that Bigs & Littles have been having
Matches have been active this summer! Haywood County Big Sister Kara took this shot of Haywood matches cooling off on the Pigeon River. What a colorful group! The Asheville Pickleball Association put on a clinic for us at Warren Wilson…
Bigs and Littles from all over have fun with Asheville Tourists baseball
Thank you, Asheville Tourists Baseball Club, for a great time Sunday! Our region-wide event drew some 70 Bigs, Littles, current/past board members, and an Advisory Council member from eight of our 18 counties. And what a game! Down 8-1 in…
