With the help of thousands of volunteer Big Brothers and Big Sisters, we’ve been transforming children’s lives through professionally supported, mentoring relationships for more than 40 years.
Be a Big Dirty Dancing Cherokee JOIN OUR MAILING LISTWe select and match mentors with children facing adversity and provide ongoing activities, training and support services to sustain successful match relationships and lasting connections. By making a donation, you help expand what’s possible for WNC’s youth. You can help change the life of a child for the better, forever.
Learn MoreDonate NowMentoring works. We see it every day. We hear it in the stories our Bigs and Littles tell us and in the research studies that we read. And you can learn about it firsthand. When you mentor, you change the life of a child and make a lasting, positive impact on your community.
From building self confidence and improving academic achievement, to having experiences they otherwise might never have, children and teens guided by caring adults are more likely to aspire higher, focus on what they’re capable of and avoid risky behaviors.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina builds “Friendships with a Purpose” that transform the lives of both the “Little” and his or her “Big.” Dorian was a Little in the program for 12 years. His Big Brother Nathan, there for him through thick and thin, was committed to Dorian’s success. Years later, when Nathan faced immense challenges and hardship in his own life, Dorian was his most committed friend. Listen to their story here:
LESS LIKELY to skip a class
LESS LIKELY to hit someone in school
LESS LIKELY to skip school
Last Thursday, our Bigs and Littles at Lake Lure Classical Academy met for the first time! “We had a lot of fun painting rocks to create our very own ‘Worry Monster.’” said Madi Seigfried, BBBS Rutherford Program Coordinator. “Everyone named…
Continue ReadingBBBSWNC 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…
Continue ReadingOur 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…
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