BBBS Buncombe recently wrapped up its group mentoring programs – AC Reynolds 6th Grade Group, AC Reynolds 8th Grade Group, and North Buncombe 7th/8th Grade Group. “It’s been such a great year with all of these kids, and we’re so…
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Mentoring is about listening and not judging, says group leader
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…
UNCA’s Black Student Union invites Littles to learn about college
The usual stomping grounds for this group is the Montford Recreation Center—with it’s basketball and tennis courts, climbing wall and gymnastics matts. But for this particular group, Big Sister and group mentor lead Stephanie wanted to change things up.…
After-school Littles take a trip to the farm
On April 13, one of our after school mentoring groups took a field trip out to Warren Wilson College! Thanks to a long-standing partnership with WWC, all of the mentors in this particular group are Warren Wilson students—and they were…
