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OUR MISSION                                                                                               AGENCY SNAPSHOT



              Provide Children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported
                       one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.



                   Top 10 Agency Accomplishments                                                                                  ABOUT YAVAPAI COUNTY                                                 WHO WE SERVE



                                                    for 2018                                                                  • Population: 228,168 (State: 7.12 million)                  SNAPSHOT OF MATCHED LITTLE
                                                                                                                                                                                             BROTHERS & LITTLE SISTERS
                                                                                                                              • Poverty Rate: 14.7% (State: 18%)
                                                                                                                              • Children in Single-Parent Households:                    Number of Matched Littles ............................. 376


                     Named Top Arizona Charity                                      Launch of the Women of                       33% (State: 36%)                                        Receive Free Lunch ......................................... 86%
                                                                                                                                                                                         Incarcerated Parent  ......................................... 32%
                             by Business.org                                              Influence in the                    • About 190,000 children in Arizona today are being        Two Parent ....................................................... 20%
                                                                                            Verde Valley                         raised by their grandparents or other relatives for     Other guardians (foster, grandparents, etc.)..... 80%

                                                                                                                                 part of their childhoods.
                        Opened Prescott Valley                                               Launch of                        • 40% of the grandchildren are under 6 years old;                  WHERE OUR LITTLES LIVE
                         Office, with support of                                   Verde Valley Bigs in Blue                                                                             Verde Valley/Sedona ..........................................15%
                         Prescott Valley Rotary                                                                                 34% are between 6 and 11 years old; and 26%              Chino Valley  .......................................................13%
                                                                                                                                are 12 to 17 years old.                                  Prescott  .............................................................42%
                                                                                                                                                                                         Prescott Valley  ...................................................30%
                       Held Talking Rock Chef’s                                      Launched new national                    • 1 out of 4 grandparents raising their grandchild
                        Fundraising Dinner, with                                   marketing campaign with                       has a disability.                                       WHERE OUR LITTLES GO TO SCHOOL
                           Chef Kevin Binkley                                                 new logo                        • More than 1 out of 4 grandchildren in                    PUSD .................................................................32%
                                                                                                                                                                                         HUSD  ................................................................34%
                                                                                                                                 grandfamilies lives in poverty.
                                                                                                                                                                                         CVUSD  ............................................................... 7%
                         Website redesign and                                        Platinum Seal awarded                                         — 2017 County Health Rankings/DataUSA  Verde Valley ........................................................13%
                                                                                                                                                                    and azchildren.org
                          launch at azbigs.org                                                    by                                                                                     Charter/Other......................................................14%
                                                                                             GuideStar



                        Successful re-launch of                                         Launch of WINGS,
                        Annual Golf Tournament                                        Women of Influence,

                            in the Verde Valley                                          Next Generation
                                                                                                                                                                       WE ARE DEFENDERS OF THEIR POTENTIAL



            THE YBBBS TIMELINE


              FOUNDED         DIRECTOR         NEW PROGRAM      BFKS              HONOR            EXPANSION        MOVING            AWARD           WOMEN of         WOMEN of         WINGS launched   CHEF’s DINNER    NEW OFFICE
              YBBBS created   First agency     School-based     Bowl For Kids’    Recognized as a leader  Program expanded  Agency opens doors to   Quality Award by  Influence created  Influence formed  Women of Influence   Unique fundraiser  Prescott Valley
              through VISTA Grant  director hired  mentoring started  Sake kicks off  among 486 agencies  to Verde Valley  Lakeside Village office  National office    in the Verde Valley  Next Generation  at Talking Rock  office opens


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