Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Foundation awards grant supports Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
September 26, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is honored to announce receiving the Good Shepherd Foundation grant from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
The Good Shepherd Foundation was organized and is operated exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes, specifically to support and benefit Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, the community, the ELCA, and other institutions and agencies as deemed appropriate. The Foundation awarded its first grants in 2014.
“We are so grateful for the support of our community and from the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Foundation. The funds that we receive help us to directly impact the lives of the children of the Midlands” said Cristy Marshall, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia.
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is a proud affiliate member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network. In 2014, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia served 180 children in Richland and Lexington Counties.
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 them in one-to-one mentoring relationships. The organization holds itself accountable for children in the program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as higher aspirations; greater confidence and better relationships; educational success; and avoidance of delinquency and other risky behaviors. For more information, please visit www.bbbsgc.org.
