Harrisonburg-Rockingham Nonprofit Search

Welcome to the Nonprofit Search, a joint project of The Community Foundation and United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. You may use the search tools below to browse information on local nonprofit organizations with whom we have worked and/or for whom we have provided funding. For more information and in-depth third-party analysis about these organizations and other national and international nonprofits, please visit GuideStar.

Volunteer. The most valuable gift you can give!

Our Nonprofit Search gives you an easy way to find out more about volunteering your time which is often the most valuable gift you can give a nonprofit. At an organization’s summary page, you can volunteer through their website or you can simply click on the “I want to volunteer” button, if available, to send them an e-mail.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Harrisonburg-Rockingham County is a youth-services organization that pairs adult mentors in professionally guided, one-to-one matches with children facing adversity.  As an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, the organization holds itself accountable for children in the program to achieve positive, measurable outcomes through research-based methods.  Among other improvements, local evaluation data shows that children served progress academically, avoid delinquency, and experience increased self-confidence.  Founded locally in 1976 as an outreach of Trinity Presbyterian Church, the organization is the largest Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in the state of Virginia, serving over 650 children each year.