ANNUAL REPORT 2020-A YEAR OF CHANGE EVEN APART, WE FIND WAYS TO BE #BIGGERTOGETHER #defendpotential Designed by: Mel Ulloa BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHERN NEVADA OUR MISSION The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Nevada is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. In 2020, that mission only became more urgent as our kids adapted to a new way of life. Now more than ever, we need Bigs in our HIGHLIGHTS Littles’ corners to help #defendtheirpotential. We want to recognize our community for sustaining BBBSNN through a difficult year. We are grateful for your faith in a program that seeks to build connections across northern Nevada’s generations, economic classes, cultures, and more. It has been a pleasure to watch our matches grow in their understanding and support of each other despite the challenges of the past year, and we look forward to bringing the life-changing influence of mentoring to more children in 2021. In 2020, 100% of age-eligible Littles graduated high school, compared to 78% of their peers of similar socio-economic background county-wide. And in a survey of adult program alumni: 75% say their relationship with their Big helped a lot in making better choices through their childhood. 86% say their Big changed their perspective on what they thought was possible in life. 90% report their Big made them feel better about themselves, and 84% say being a Little has influenced them to have confidence in their abilities. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHERN NEVADA MEET OUR BOARD AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITEE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITEE RACHEL YELLY CHRISTY WHEELER MEREDITH WILLIAMS MIKE GIVENS ROBERT LEVY RICK GREENTHAL BOARD CHAIR BOARD VICE CHAIR BOARD TREASURER BOARD SECRETARY FINANCE COMMITTEE DONATION CENTER BOARD EDWARD JONES T H E R O W UNITED FEDERAL DICKSON REALTY WHITTIER TRUST SENTEX SYSTEMS JOINED 2014 JOINED 2017 CREDIT UNION JOINED 2017 COMPANY RETIRED JOINED 2017 JOINED 2001 JOINED 2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE BARBARA BURGAT, BANK OF THE WEST, JOINED 2014 TAUNI CLARK, FERRARI-LUND REAL ESTATE, JOINED 2019 TAYLOR CAIN COLTON LORETZ NADIA GULISTANI, IQVIA, JOINED 2018 JOINED 2020 JOINED 2018 CRISTAL HERRERA-WOODLEY, RENOWN HEALTH, KATELYN CANTU KEENAN POLAN JOINED 2019 JOINED 2016 JOINED 2019 LAURA KIRSCH, MARMOT PROPERTIES, JOINED 2020 D ANI CERESOLA REBECCA REYES JOINED 2020 JOINED 2017 MARK KRASNER, CPA ESQ., BLANCHARD, KRASNER & F R E N C H , JOINED 2016 DILLON COLEMAN SHANA ROGERS JOINED 2018 JOINED 2020 LIZA MAUPIN, BBBSNN - RETIRED, JOINED 2018 MORGAN DANIELS J O E R U T S K I BEN NELSON, KIDDER MATHEWS, MEMBER 2016-2020 JOINED 2020 JOINED 2018 MEGAN PAGNI, RENOWN HEALTH, MEMBER 2014-2020 A M A N D A D A Y DANNY SCHENKER JOINED 2020 JOINED 2018 COURTNEY PINO, ASSURED PARTNERS CONSULTING, JOINED 2017 JUAN CARLOS G I R O N CORTNEY TUCKER JOINED 2020 JOINED 2016 MIKE RICHARDSON, BAY EQUITY HOME LOANS, JOINED 2019 NADIA GULISTANI NATE WILKERSON GAYLE SCHEFFEL , LANCOR, JOINED 2020 JOINED 2014 JOINED 2020 KRISTEN SMITH, OLIVER LUXURY REAL ESTATE, JOINED 2018 STEVEN HAMMONDS JEREMY WILSON JOINED 2016 JOINED 2020 CASEY STITELER, LEWIS ROCA ROTHGERBER CHRISTIE LLP, MEMBER 2018-2020 GRIFFIN KIRSCH JOINED 2017 CORTNEY TUCKER, HIGH SIERRA CLEANING, JOINED 2018 LAURA KIRSCH KENT VAUGHAN, GRAND SIERRA RESORT, JOINED 2014 JOINED 2015 MEET OUR STAFF Our dedicated team of professionals DEREK BEAUVAIS BETH OSBORNE SKYLER DILLON KARRIE CRAIG CEO PROGRAM DIRECTOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT JOINED 2018 JOINED 2015 DIRECTOR DIRECTOR JOINED 2017 JOINED 2004 M E L U L L O A S U Z Y SHAFF ER K A T I E P A U L BETTY FLORES MARKETING DIRECTOR DONATION CENTER LEAD ENROLLMENT LEAD MATCH SUPPORT JOINED 2018 MANAGER SPECIALIST SPECIALIST JOINED 2016 JOINED 2016 JOINED 2006 ERIKA HOPSON-LEWIS JOHN MENDICINO GUADA L U P E O C H O A MARIELA OCHOA MATCH SUPPORT MENTOR COORDINATOR BILINGUAL ENROLLMENT BILINGUAL MATCH SPECIALIST FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS SPECIALIST SUPPORT SPECIALIST JOINED 2017 JOINED 2019 JOINED 2019 JOINED 2020 MANDY SCHUVEILLER C R A I G W O O D JOE SULLIVAN RITA GUITERREZ-BUENO BILINGUAL MATCH DONATION CENTER MATCH SUPPORT MATCH SUPPORT SUPPORT SPECIALIST DRIVER SPECIALIST SPECIALIST JOINED 2014 JOINED 2017 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0 COMMUNITY-BASED SITE-BAS ED OUTCOMES OUTCOMES MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED 100% 96% THEIR GRADES/ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPECTATIONS 93% 100% MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED FEELINGS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE THEIR SENSE OF PARENTAL TRUST AND SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE AND FAMILY CONNECTEDNESS 100% 93% AVOIDED INVOLVEMENT WITH FELT THEY HAD A VERY IMPORTANT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM ADULT IN THEIR LIVES demographics GENDER 458 245 212 TOTAL CHILDREN 54% 46% SERVED IN 2020 FEMALE 1 MALE NONBINARY ETHNICITY 112 CAUCASIAN 279 24.4% 9 61% 33 2% HISPANIC 25 7.4% AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE 5.2% BLACK OR AFRICAN OTHER AMERICAN AGE 23 AGES 17+ 5% 72 AGES 6-9 115 132 116 AGES 12-13 15.7% AGES 10-11 AGES 14-16 25% 29% 25.3% BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NORTHERN NEVADA YEAR IN REVIEW COVID-19 UPDATE MARCH 19TH APRIL 18TH In-person match meetings are APRIL Through the Big Chefs Big JUNE suspended; Bigs and Littles are Gala Stay Home Challenge, we encouraged to instead communicate JUNE 9TH invite supporters to dress up with phone calls, FaceTime, and Zoom. and celebrate with us at BBBSNN hosts a drive-by Group match activities are transitioned home on the originally Graduation Parade in place to virtual events where possible. scheduled night of our Gala. MAY 13TH of our typical in-person APRIL ceremony celebrating the MARCH 12TH Weekly food deliveries to families Friends of BBBSNN, which collects accomplishments of our Stay at home orders are begin in partnership with St. donated clothing and household goods to Littles finishing high school. initiated in Nevada; BBBSNN help fund our program, loses all Catherine’s Episcopal Church and the Community Food Pantry. staff are instructed to work possibility of revenue as the store we from home. partner with shuts down. Friends of BBBSNN establishes trailer sites to store donations until the economy reopens. MARCH 31ST Thanks to a generous gift from the Scheffel Family Foundation, BBBSNN establishes a matching funds challenge to help replace income #biggertogether JUNE 15TH lost with the postponement of APRIL Friends of BBBSNN’s MARCH 17TH Big Chefs Big Gala. Virtual-Based program is partner stores reopen developed; enrollment Big Chefs Big Gala, our largest and again accept begins for this new MAY annual fundraiser, which raises donations. Staff face a format. Volunteer recruitment campaign more than $ 300,000 and was large increase in #30Men30Days moves forward in originally scheduled for April 18th, workload to both collect the virtual space without in-person is postponed to November 7th. new donations and APRIL recruitment events. MAY gradually unload A Big Chefs Big Gala Bingo game is April 2020 virtual Big quarantined donations. enrollment procedures are started to encourage community established. support of the Chefs and MARCH MAY restaurants who help each year with Big Chefs Big Gala. JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER Site-Based program is suspended as volunteers NOVEMBER 12TH are not allowed in Washoe In-person match meetings County schools. Staff AUGUST 20TH are canceled once again as begin transitioning Site- Washoe County cases BBBSNN partners with Based matches to the increase and the Governor NOVEMBER 20TH UNR’s School of Community-Based urges community members Big Chefs Big Gala’s Human Development program or to the new to limit exposure to people virtual silent auction DECEMBER JULY 1ST and Family Services to #biggertogether Virtual program. outside of their household. closes. 14TH-19TH provide an internship Community-Based opportunity to help SEPTEMBER matches cautiously Annual Holiday Shopping Activity is adapted to create virtual resume outdoor 24TH allow Bigs to schedule an appointment to group sessions for our meetings with First bi-weekly Virtual “shop” for gifts for their Little and family new Virtual matches COVID guidelines in programming session members, which they then delivered to them. to connect with one place to ensure is facilitated by Many Bigs included their Littles via Facetime or another. safety of all. program staff and two phone! Gifts were generously donated by Zulily, UNR interns. Sierra Cosmetic Surgery, Reed High School Leadership Team, Patagonia and UNR Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club. DECEMBER 18TH JULY 27TH NOVEMBER DECEMBER Christmas meals and gift bags are Special Thanksgiving 13TH Big Chefs Big Gala’s delivered to 50 families in partnership meals are delivered to rescheduled date is Grant is established to with The Scheffel Family Foundation, 20 families in canceled, meaning there purchase computers and St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church and partnership with The will be no in-person event software for 50 the Community Food Pantry. in 2020. An additional gift AUGUST 18TH Community Food Pantry low-income Littles from the Scheffel Family and St. Catherine’s facing distance learning Foundation is designated Big Heart Big Impact, our Episcopal Church. without computer to use as a matching annual pledge breakfast, is SEPTEMBER 14TH access of their own. challenge during a changed to a week-long The Biggest Little Golf Tournament, typically a replacement virtual virtual donation drive, shotgun start event, is presented by Sande auction in November. resulting in an approximate $40,000 loss in revenue. Financial Group with significant format changes to respect social distancing guidelines. AUGUST OCTOBER DECEMBER "DELIVERING" DURING COVID In partnership with The Community Food Pantry-Sparks and St.