BIG SISTER CELEBRATES AND SUPPORTS LOCAL BACK BAY BUSINESSES

Back Bay (11/19/2013) — Big Sister Association presented Back Bay businesses with the first annual “Best of Big Sister” awards. The awards recognized local businesses for their alignment of Big Sister values, including respect for all people, strengthening communities, having fun, recognizing colleagues. The winners of the “Best of Big Sister” awards were:

Best Values and Best Coffee: Pavement Coffee

Best Values and Best Burger: B. Good

Best Values and Best Pizza: Supreme Pizza

Best Values and Best Sweet Treat: JP Licks

Best Values and Best Overall Business: Pho Basil

Best Values and Best After Work Bar: Mass Ave Tavern

Best Values and Friendliest Staff: Starbucks

Big Sister wants to thank these businesses for their continued support of the Big Sister community.

About Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston, the nation’s largest and only donor and volunteer supported mentoring organization in the Big Brothers Big Sisters network exclusively serving girls, holds itself accountable for girls in its program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as educational success; avoidance of risky behaviors; and higher aspirations, greater confidence and better relationships.  Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Sister carefully pairs girls (“Little Sisters”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Big Sisters”) and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches throughout their course.  The first-ever Big Brothers Big Sisters Youth Outcomes Survey, released in 2012, substantiates that our mentoring programs have proven, positive academic, socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes for youth, areas linked to high school graduation, avoidance of juvenile delinquency and college or job readiness.

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston provides girls facing adversity, often those of single or low-income households or families, with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one mentoring relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.  This mission has been the cornerstone of our organization’s 60+ year history.  Learn how you can positively impact a girl’s life, donate or volunteer at BigSister.org.

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