Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra. Northern Nevada & Sacramento For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country striving to develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life.
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Kids Helping Kids
Eddy House
An organization that has Kids Helping Kids serves four populations along with unique grant and aid cases. Locally, our arts, tutoring and gardening programs help kids in our community thrive. Our college bound program helps foster at risk youth with their transition into college. We also provide financial aid to families whose children are fighting cancer. On a global scale, 10% of our annual income is donated to the organization Love, Light and Melody, which provides Nicaraguan children with food, clothes, shelter, and education.
Eddy House is a daytime drop-in center and overnight shelter for homeless, runaway, foster, and at-risk yout. Eddy House works with youth to develop life and job skills necessary for sustainable independence with the goal of ending youth homelessness in Northern Nevada. No one who comes to Eddy House for assistance is turned away as we understand our role in eliminating the factors that lead to homelessness in our community.
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Empowering our Youth
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