Our Little Sisters

Big Sister matches girls between the ages of 7 and 15 in one-to-one relationships with caring women mentors. In our largest, signature program, Community-Based Mentoring, girls can remain Little Sisters until the age of 20, at which time they are then old enough to become Big Sisters. While our Little Sisters come from a wide range of ethnic, socio-economic, and family backgrounds, our typical Little Sister is 12 years old; living with a single mother in Dorchester or Roxbury; and is Black or Hispanic. Below is a further breakdown of these demographics. In 2012, we served more than 2,600 girls in all of our mentoring programs.

Little Sisters by Age
7 - 10	31%
11 - 13	40%
14 +	29%

Little Sisters by Ethnicity
African American/Black	35%
Hispanic	30%
Caucasian	13%
Multi-racial	10%
Asian	6%
Other	6%

Little Sisters by Region
Boston	71%
West Suburbs/Cambridge	12%
North Shore	10%
South Shore	6%
Other Service Area	1%

Little Sisters by Living Situation
One Parent (Female)	44%
Two Parents	29%
Other Guardian	17%
Grandparents	4%
One Parent (Male)	3%
Other Relative	2%
Foster Home	2%

Little Sisters by Boston Neighborhood (71%)
Roxbury	23%
Dorchester	23%
South End	10%
Mattapan	7%
East Boston	5%
Brighton	4%
Hyde Park	4%
Jamaica Plain	4%
Roslindale	4%
South Boston	3%
Fenway	3%
Charlestown	3%
Allston	2%
Chinatown	1%
Back Bay	1%
West Roxbury	1%
North End	<1%
Beacon Hill	<1%