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Giving Hearts Day 2025

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Giving Hearts Day is here once again, and we are grateful for the incredible support of our communities in the seven locations and surrounding areas we serve! Thanks to your generosity last year, we made many meaningful strides in enhancing our services, supporting our staff, and enriching the lives of our clients. Take a look at some of the incredible accomplishments your contributions made possible from the 2024 Giving Hearts Day donations. Advanced Training for Specialized Care Your donations allowed us to invest in training for: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) [...]

BBBS Board Member Spotlight: Dylan Van Den Einde

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Dylan Van Den Einde
Ask Dylan Van Den Einde why he volunteers as a Big Brother, and he is quick to say that he wants to help someone else experience what he had growing up. Raised in Fertile, MN, Dylan credits his loving family and supportive community for providing the solid foundation that has helped him succeed as an adult. He remembers kids in school who were in tough situations and might be headed down the wrong path. His mother made her expectations clear; instead of letting anyone be a bad influence on him, he must be a positive role model for others. Dylan graduated from Minnesota State University [...]