BBBSWNC thanks the Jackson County and Swain County Community Foundations, both affiliates of the North Carolina Community Foundation, for recent grants supporting our High School Bigs mentoring program in Jackson and Swain Counties, respectively. Funding will provide reusable activity boxes…
Macon and Jackson counties
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Macon and Jackson counties
Danielle Hernandez, Equity Specialist and Program Director for Cashiers & Highlands, Jackson, Macon, Clay, Graham, Cherokee, Qualla Boundary, cashiers@bbbswnc.org, 828-399-9133
Program Coordinator: Courtney Scarborough, courtneys@bbbswnc.org, 828-482-3272
Mailing Address: P.O Box 696, Cashiers, NC 28717
Please designate Cashiers Highlands as the recipient of this donation.
Cedar Creek Charitable Fund helps our work in Macon Jackson
Our thanks go to the Cedar Creek Charitable Fund for its generous, recent grant. This contribution supports BBBSWNC’s growing work in the Cashiers/Highlands area, helping sustain the staff and program resources behind strong mentoring relationships. Funding supports volunteer recruitment, youth…
Macon and Jackson counties show up for Boots & Bourbon
The third annual Boots & Bourbon on Aug. 6 left a profound impact in the lives of 130 (and growing!) youth being served across Macon and Jackson counties. We called, you answered. The result? Youth in need of mentors, resources…
These grads, all High School Bigs, received scholarships!
Congrats to these High School Bigs who received scholarships and other recognition. Join us in applauding their fine achievements! And thank you to all of our High School Bigs for mentoring an elementary school Little. After two years of volunteering,…
BBBS staffer’s magazine story explains why kids need mentors
“These locally rooted mentoring relationships do more than help youth set goals,” says Danielle Hernandez, Regional Program Director, in The Laurel magazine. “They teach essential life skills – communication, problem-solving, planning, responsibility, and the courage to keep going. They give…
