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Big Brothers Big Sisters
BBBS receives grant to address needs
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County received a $5,000
grant from the Vectren Foundation to address the mentoring needs of
youth through their after-school Big Buddies program. “This grant
will enable Big Brothers Big Sisters to continue offering our
much-needed Big Buddies mentoring program to children facing adversity
in our community,” said Executive Director, Jennifer Bruns.
Big Buddies is a nine-month commitment where high school freshmen,
sophomores, juniors, and seniors from area schools are matched with
elementary students to offer mentoring services.
These matches meet with each other two times per month during the
academic school year and focus on educational and social enhancing
activities, personal safety, healthy eating, and physical
fitness. For the 2018-2019, our curriculum is entitled
“Mindfulness: Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies” and focuses on brain
development, social & emotional growth, nutrition, and exercise.
“Vectren is proud to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby &
Darke County in addressing the needs of after-school mentoring programs
in our communities,” said Rachel Goodspeed, Vectren Community Affairs
Manager. “At-risk students benefit in a wide variety of ways from
healthy, meaningful relationships, not only in improving their academic
performance, but also developing their confidence and behavior both in
and out of school.”
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County was founded in
1977 to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring,
professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their
lives for the better forever. For more information regarding
services provided, volunteer openings, or sponsorship opportunities,
please call 937-492-7611, 937-547-9622, or visit
www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org for more information.
The Vectren Foundation strives to become a community catalyst in the
communities where we live and work, leveraging everyday opportunities
to achieve extraordinary outcomes. The Vectren Foundation is a
nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization funded by non-utility related
transactions and is not an element of customers’ energy bills. Go
to www.vectrenfoundation.org to learn more.
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