Big Sister Traci and Little Sister Mikala have been matched for 2 years. Traci has previous experience being a Big Sister and is also an employee of BBBS. When asked “Has it been challenging to find time to spend with your Little?” Traci replies “It hasn’t been...
Big Sister Gwen and Little Brother Oliver have been matched for 3 1/2 years. Gwen feels having a mentor in life is incredibly valuable and she hopes to pass on some valuable life lessons she has learned along the way. A large reason she became a Big was to share the...
Little Brother Jared and his Big couple Virgil and Carol were matched for 12 years before Jared graduated from high school and moved to Virginia to start college to study film. Reflecting back on his time in the program, Jared said he started BBBS at such a young age...
For more than 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters has operated under the belief that inherent in every child is the ability to succeed and thrive in life. Most children served by Big Brothers Big Sisters live in single-parent and low-income families, or households where a parent is incarcerated. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”). Providing a system of ongoing evaluation and support, Big Brothers Big Sisters is proven by independent studies to help families by improving the odds that Littles will perform better in school and avoid violence and illegal activities, and have stronger relationships with their parents and others. Headquartered in Philadelphia with a network of nearly 400 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves a quarter million children annually.
