In 2018, a funding shortfall prompted Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska to stop making new matches in Haines, but a new state grant will help at least five youths aged 6 to 16 find local matches.
The grant comes from Gov. Michael Dunleavy’s Emergency Education Relief Fund. It will allow the agency to pilot a virtual enrollment process created to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. Local BBBS senior match support specialist Sarah Elliott said…