YOUNGSTOWN – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley, a local non-profit organization in Girard, Ohio, was recently presented with a check for $10,000 from the Home Savings Charitable Foundation for annual support.
According to Brian Higgins, Executive Director, Big Brothers Big Sisters is one of the oldest and largest youth mentoring organizations in the United States. The first Big Brother group was established in Cincinnati in 1903. Then in 1917, the organization because known at Big Brothers Big Sisters. It was not until 1969 that Big Brothers of Mahoning County was incorporated to provide love and friendship to younger boys. In 1977, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley began serving both boys and girls in Mahoning and Trumbull Counties. “Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley has made an impact on the lives of children in this community. With the need at its greatest level, we are challenged to provide services to every child and parent requesting assistance. Our goal is to continue to grow the agency and develop quality programs for the entire Mahoning Valley,” he said.
Big Brothers & Big Sisters mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of children, primarily through a professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationship with a caring volunteer and to assist them as they grow to become confident, competent, and caring individuals, by providing committed volunteers, leadership, and standards of excellence.
“We have a vision here to continue increasing the resources, developing the environment, and improving the mechanisms to provide caring volunteers in the life of every child who benefit from our services. We make sure all of our volunteers are interviewed, screened, and trained by the staff of Big Brothers and Big Sisters,” Higgins added. “Our work is as essential as putting hope into a child’s future.”
“We’re very proud to support Big Brothers Big Sisters,” said Darlene Pavlock, Executive Director, Home Savings Charitable Foundation. “There are so many children that benefit from their services within our communities.”
For more information about a Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley and the many services it provides, please call 330.545.0002 or visit http://www.bbbsmvonline.org/Home.html.*
With current assets of $2.1 billion, Home Savings operates 34 banking offices and six loan production offices throughout Ohio and western Pennsylvania, employing approximately 600 people. For more information, please visit www.homesavings.com.
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