Big Sister Boston Logo

News

The Latest News and Articles

girl holding a cardboard box
Newsletters

June 2021 Big Sister Boston Blast

This month we’re celebrating Pride, bringing joy to Big and Little Sisters, and being recognized for exceptional work.

selfie of two girls who are wearing masks
Newsletters

November 2020 Big Sister Boston Blast

We share our gratitude for our Big Sister Boston community and check in on how some of our Big and Little Sisters are staying connected.

picture of a girl dressed in a super hero costume standing next to a woman
Newsletters

October 2020 Big Sister Boston Blast

We highlight Little Sister Aiyana’s story in her own words, throw it back to Halloween parties past, and highlight how we’re supporting our Site-Based Mentoring

Newsletters

August 2020 Big Sister Boston Blast

The isolation of the pandemic is hitting adolescent girls the hardest, get to know Our Big Futures and Director Ariel FitzHugh, and find out what our Diversity Board was up to this summer.

group of women on zoom
Newsletters

July 2020 Big Sister Boston Blast

We answer the question “why girls?,” host virtual workshops with inspiring authors, and say goodbye for now to our Workplace Mentoring matches.

picture of MLK, JR. with his quote "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter"
Newsletters

January 2020 Big Sister Boston Blast

From advocacy to Ayanna, find out how our Big Sister Boston community is using their voice to amplify what matters to girls and women.

big and little sister smiling and wearing matching headbands
Newsletters

October 2019 Big Sister Boston Blast

Sisters get spooky at our annual Halloween Party, a Little Sister earns a big scholarship, Wayfair is our newest Workplace Mentoring partner, and Big in Boston: The Remix is around the corner.

picture promoting the big sister on site mentoring program
Newsletters

September 2019 Big Sister Boston Blast

We head back to school and learn some lessons about the importance of corporate partnerships when it comes to serving more of Greater Boston’s girls with positive, one-to-one, mentoring relationships.

big sister boston blast volunteers
Newsletters

July 2019 Big Sister Boston Blast

Little Sister Thelma achieves her goal with a little help from her friends, staff share their summer favorites, Harry Collings wins our 31st Annual Car Raffle, and the Boston Business Journal honors…

June 2019 Big Sister Boston Blast

This month we explore how mentoring relationships bolster Little Sisters’ educational expectations for themselves and how we’re increasing educational access and opportunity for the girls we serve….

big and little sister performing a craft
Newsletters

April 2019 Big Sister Boston Blast

What we’re talking about when we say “Watch Your Words,” Sister match-turned-engineer for the day, and a must-have t-shirt for the fiercest young female you know.

two young women posing with each other and holding a sign that says thank you
Newsletters

March 2019 Big Sister Boston Blast

Meet our Big Sister of the Year, Lauren Hall, get the scoop on our annual Big and Little Sister Appreciation Breakfast, and learn more about some of the women upon whose shoulders we stand.