Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children reach their potential through professionally supported one-to-one relationships with measurable impact.
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KBR Donates $20,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas
 KBR, a global engineering, construction and services company, recently donated $20,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas in support of youth mentoring programs in Travis, Williamson and Hays counties. KBR embraces social responsibility by investing in numerous programs focused on education, the environment and health, ultimately impacting the communities where their employees live and work.
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Real Life Stories Highlight Local Impact of Central Texas Agency
These stories represent a sample of Central Texas matches and show a few of the ways that Big Brothers Big Sisters is changing lives and making an impact right here in our own community. Both Bigs, Littles, alumni and a mom were interviewed and written about for this project. BBBS would like to thank David Marion Wilkinson, award-winning author and novelist, who donated his time to help with these stories. Learn more about David at www.david-marion-wilkinson.com.
Click here to visit the Real Life Stories section of the BBBS website and to read these six wonderful stories.
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Two Central Texas Bigs Named 2010 Texas Bigs of the Year
  Ben Bufkin and Reva Gartzke were recently recognized as the 2010 Texas Bigs of the Year for their commitment to their Little Brother and Little Sister and for their on-going support and advocacy of the agency. Nominated by the Central Texas agency, Ben and Reva were up against fellow BBBS volunteers from across the state. Nominees are judged on their performance as a Big, their advocacy for the agency and their ability to articulate the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Both will automatically be entered into the BBBS of America pool for National Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year.
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Hablas Espanol?
En Big Brothers Big Sisters de Central Texas, hay un gran necesidad por voluntarios que hablan Español para participar en nuestras programas como mentores para niños/as y jóvenes de 6 a 16 años de edad. Muchos de estos niño/as y jóvenes esperando mentores tienen padres o guardianes quienes hablan solo Español. Nuestros voluntários pasan la mayoria del tiempo en la compania del niño/a con quien sirve como mentor(a), la capacidad de comunicarse regularmente también con su padre o guardián es una parte esencial. Si los padres o guardianes solo hablan español, el niño/a debe esperar para un voluntario que también habla español. En este momento hay una lista grandísima de niños/as cuyos padres o guardianes hablan solamente español esperando por usted! Si habla español y quisiera hacer una diferencia en la vida do un/a niño/a, por favor toque aqui para conseguir una aplicación. Después de llenarla, simplemente envíe a volunteer@bigmentoring.org.
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