National Mentoring Month: Meet Jim and Hunter!
This National Mentoring Month, we’re featuring Big Brother Jim and Little Brother Hunter from Martha’s Vineyard. Their match began in November 2019 and despite COVID limitations, they have continued to build a strong friendship through safe outdoor activities. Learn a little more about Jim and Hunter below! GET TO KNOW BIG BROTHER, JIM. How did […]
Match Highlight: Meet Geo and Tom (National Mentoring Month)
January is National Mentoring Month, an annual designation observed to raise awareness of mentoring in its various forms and to inspire new individuals to become mentors. This month we are highlighting a Big and Little, Tom and Geo, who truly encompass the definition of a great match. Geo, Little Brother: Q: Describe the first time […]
Choose a Challenge: Boston College Students Take on Mt. Everest for BBBSMB
Choose a Challenge is the largest student charity challenge company in the United Kingdom. Every year, they take over 1,500 eighteen to twenty-five year olds on travel expeditions around the world. To participate in Choose a Challenge, students meet a fundraising target, and a minimum of 50% of funds raised goes directly to charity. Choose […]
Running for a Cause: Meet Big Brother & Boston Marathon Runner Rishi
This year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay is lucky enough to have two AMAZING Boston Marathon runners who just happen to both be BIGs! At the end of January, Joe and Rishi agreed to train for the 26.2 mile Boston Marathon and to each fundraise $5,000 in just under two and a half months. […]
7 Ways to Talk to Your Little About the U.S. Election
The election is over. And although we may have a mixture of emotions, we can not let our differences define us. More than ever, programs like BBBSMB are what continue to bring us together. We must be able to move forward together as a country. Many Bigs have been asked by their Littles how this […]
From Volunteer to Career: Meet Jay and Jamani
In 2012, Jay Cronin, then a sophomore at Boston University, may not have known what to major in, but he knew he was meant to be a Big Brother. He expected to be a mentor to his Little, Jamani, but he had no idea that his role as a Big would change the trajectory of his life. […]
Hispanic Heritage Month: Mom Helyn Reflects On Mentoring
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! As an agency that serves over 800 Latino Littles, we thought it would be important to celebrate with Hispanic Mentoring themed blogs throughout the month. This week, we spoke to Helyn, who is a mother of three Little Brothers in our program. After struggling with domestic violence, Helyn is incredibly open […]