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School year 2010-2011 is approaching fast.  Big Brothers Big Sisters is making preparations to begin Young Men Aware and Young Women Aware for another another year.   Young Men Aware and Young Women Aware are outreach projects of Provena USMC Foundation, District #118, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermilion County.

Funding for these programs due in part to an annual Provena/USMC Foundation fundraiser Festival of Trees.  To find out more about how you can help with this fundraiser go to www.provena.org/usmc/.  


South View Middle School

Young Men Aware and Young Women Aware are leadership development programs for middle school and high school students.


Young Women Aware has grown tremendously since 1997. The Young Women Aware Program began in October 1997 at Danville High School because of increased concerns for young women attending DHS and the issues that the community faced with the increased teen births and increased high school drop out rates.


In the fall of 2001, Young Women Aware spread from DHS to North Ridge and South View Middle Schools. Soon after, Young Men Aware began at Danville High School, North Ridge and South View Middle Schools.


Since 1997, the Young Women Aware program has awarded 22 graduates, college scholarships.


The goals of the programs are:

  • High School Graduation
  • College Attainment
  • Pregnancy Prevention with a focus on Abstinence

The programs are a collaboration with Provena United Samaritans Medical Center Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermilion County, and Danville District #118 Schools.


Transportation is provided by District 118 from the middle schools.


The program is available to all students at the schools and there is no cost to participate.

School Year Meetings are as follows:
Danville High School                 Mondays                3:00 PM
North Ridge Middle School         Wednesdays           3:30 PM
South View Middle School         Thursdays              3:45 PM

For more information about these two programs call Big Brothers Big Sisters at 217-446-6601 or email edbbbs@yahoo.com. Click Here.