There are children on the waiting list in Highlands and Cashiers, hoping for a “Big” soon.
It’s not too late to set a New Year’s resolution to be a part of a child’s life. And it’s guaranteed
to enrich yours, too! Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC marks National Mentoring Month in January with a
call to action to mentor and help youth become successful and productive citizens in your community. The designation of National Mentoring Month was established by the Harvard Mentoring Project and
the Corporation for National and Community Service and it sets out to energize citizens to
become mentors.
Big Brothers Big Sisters, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, holds itself accountable for children in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships. Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children (“Littles”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Bigs”) and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course.
Littles are not the only ones who benefit; mentors receive intrinsic rewards and often comment to our staff that they feel they get as much out of the relationship as the child does. Debbie Lassiter, Program Coordinator in Highlands and Cashiers, says almost every day she hears exciting news about what her Bigs and Littles are accomplishing together.
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. This mission has been the cornerstone of the national organization’s 100-year history. With 334 agencies across the country,
Big Brothers Big Sisters serves nearly 630,000 children, Volunteers and families. Closer to home, there are branches in both Highlands and Cashiers serving Highlands, Summit and Blue Ridge Schools.
Choose an exciting and rewarding volunteer adventure and be a part of helping a child become all he or she can be. Contact Program Coordinator Debbie Lassiter, highlands@bbbswnc.org, cashiers@bbbswnc.org
or (828) 526-4044.
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