Our Mission To improve and protect the quality of life of children, youth and families in the Greater Greensboro community. Our History Founded in 1978 by Greensboro native, Sarah Walden Herbin, the Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro, Inc. is one of 33 affiliates of the National Black Child Development Institute. Since our inception we have been steadfast in our mission of improving and protecting the quality of life of children, youth and families in the Greater Greensboro community. We have been able to do so, by recruiting, screening, training and mobilizing a cadre of volunteers who have served over 15,000 children; providing them with free one-on-one academic assistance, offering them opportunities for family enrichment, opening doors for access to community resources and reigniting the spirit of volunteerism.