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TIMELINE: HOW WE BECAME 50 YEARS BIG







                                                                                                     BBBS is proud to have served over

                                                                                             ‘Y 11,500 Littles, Bigs, and families

                                          FOUNDED                                                in Yavapai County over the past 50                                 SERVICE-AREA EXPANSION
                      1971                YBBBS created through                               years and looks forward to remaining                                  Program expanded to Verde Valley                  2004

                                          a VISTA Grant to serve area boys                     relevant in the next 50 by deepening                                 and Sedona with opening of
                                                                                                                                                                    Cottonwood office
                                                                                               and expanding services to ensure our

                                                                                              youth beyond age 18 are confident and                                                              NEW PRESCOTT
                                             1ST DIRECTOR HIRED                                       ready to join the workforce.”                                                              OFFICE
              1976                           Kathleen Murphy                                                                                                                                     Opens doors on               2008


                                                                                                                     - John Scholl                                                               Lakeside Village Dr.
                                                                                                                 Chino Valley Unified
                                                                                                            School District Superintendent            AWARDED
                                                               LITTLE SISTERS                                  & YBBBS Board Member
                                         1978                  Big/Little Sisters are added                                                           Received Quality Award                       2016

                                                               to the program                                                                         from Big Brothers Big Sisters
                                                                                                                                                       of America


                                                                                                                                            RECOGNITION
                                                  1984                   NEW PROGRAM                                                        Recognized as Arizona’s Top                   2018
                                                                         School-based mentoring started                                     Charity by business.org





                                                       FIRST BOWL FOR KIDS’ SAKE                                                              QUALITY ASSURANCE INTEGRATION

                                  1984                 The annual fundraising & Big                                                           Program Department case support excels                      2020
                                                       recruitment event has engaged                                                          under implementation of updated quality

                                                       the community for 36 years                                                             assurance guidelines and oversight.





                                             NATIONAL RECOGNITION                                                                                                                     MORTGAGE BURNING
                        2000                 Recognized as a leader                                                                                                                   Cottonwood office             2021

                                             among 486 agencies                                                                                                                       mortgage paid off









                                                                       Our Mentoring is Professional, Intentional & Meaningful • Azbigs.org
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