by Amy Gober, Executive Director

A world-class public speaker and cultural competency advocate who has spoken at Ivy-league institutions across the nation, including Harvard and Princeton, served on a global entrepreneurship panel for President Obama…

by Cyrenthia Ngueya, Match Support Manager

As a Black woman, born and raised in Northwest Arkansas, I’m used to being one of the few black faces wherever I go. Whites make up the majority at…

By Sarah Ames, Enrollment Team Leader

Mentoring is vital. Hopefully all of us have had at least one person in our life who has helped us decide where to go, who we want to be…

By Tami Shaver, LSW Program Director

Every parent struggles to figure out how to set boundaries and expectations with their children. And about the time you figure it out, the kids grow up a little and…

by Tami Shaver, LSW

Think back to your childhood for a minute here. Were you surrounded by people involved in the community? Were you encouraged to get involved and understand what was going on around…

by Tami Shaver, Program Director

Last year, we as a Big Brothers Big Sisters staff challenged ourselves to learn more about what it means to live in poverty. I mean, the kids and families we serve…

By Sarah Heimer, Executive Director

Reading the latest research on childhood trauma, and the complex issues an at-risk youth faces today can be overwhelming. Childhood trauma affects the health, education and social-emotional wellbeing of a…

by Tami Shaver, Program Director

At Big Brothers Big Sisters, we are continually searching to figure out what makes good matches excel and great matches fail. All of our Bigs come into mentoring with a…

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