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Raven & Avalyn

Big Sister Marie and Little Sister Raven are the 2017 Female Match of the year. They received their award at the first ever Building BIG Awards, which where held at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. This video was created to show the incredible impact of their match.

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Michael & Tylik

Big Brother Michael and Little Brother Tylik are an alumni match that met through our College Bigs program at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2013, the pair was interviewed about their match, and...

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Christopher & Sheil

In the summer of 2011, an eight-year-old boy from Philadelphia named Christopher gained the attention of the local news as he continued to wait to be matched with a Big Brother. Christopher's mother,...

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Mike & Christian

Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Christian were matched in our program back in 1998, just before Christian's 13th birthday. Now, almost two decades later, the pair remains close and gets together...

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Tony & Jahmir

Big Brother Tony and Little Brother Jahmir were matched in our Community- Based mentoring program. With no father figure in his life, Jahmir’s mom, Marla, wanted her son to have a positive male...

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Melissa & Amber

For Big Sister Melissa, volunteering has always been a part of life. When she started working full-time after college and researched different options and opportunities, she found that becoming a Big...

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