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Causes: Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Children & Youth
Mission: Create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.
Target demographics: youth facing challenges
Direct beneficiaries per year: Nearly 200 youth.
Geographic areas served: Harrisonburg City, Rockingham County, and Shenandoah County
Programs: Community and school/site based one-to-one mentoring programs, and Sports Buddies one-to-one mentoring program. Demographics of the youth participating include: 75% live at 125% of the poverty level or below, 50% come from single parent homes, and 10% are youth with incarcerated parents.