Impact
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate
Year Granted: 2025
Grant Amount: $66,250
BBBSU is an affiliate of the nation’s oldest and largest mentoring organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. The one-to-one mentoring program with Greenville County Title I schools is designed to prevent or mitigate the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences from abuse, neglect and household dysfunction, especially among children in low-income households. GWG grant funds will help BBBSU introduce a new approach to childhood trauma intervention that’s designed to add 70 new mentors to teach and train 250 youth how to prioritize their mental health and break generational patterns of trauma; create healthier home environments and reduce county expenses by alleviating the strain on social services, law enforcement and emergency healthcare.
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