Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City
Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC (BBBS of NYC) is the nation’s first and the city’s largest youth mentoring organization.
Our Vision
Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build and support mentoring relationships to ignite the biggest possible futures for youth.
Our work is guided by our values
Put Youth First
Advance Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Operate with Integrity
Engage with Empathy
and Invest in Learning & Innovation
80%
of our staff directly support our program delivery
We Are
BIG BROTHERS
BIG SISTERS
OF NYC
By matching a caring adult mentor, a Big, with a New York City youth, a Little, we are inspiring the next generation of leaders. Through our one-to-one Community-Based Mentoring Program, Workplace Mentoring Program (corporate engagement), College & Career Success Program, Bigs in Blue, New American Program, and Affinity Groups, BBBS of NYC serves over 2,500 youth annually across all five boroughs. 99% of Littles promoted to the next grade, and 93% of our Littles graduated with plans to attend college in the fall.
Our Impact
2,532
Youth Served in FY22
1 out of every 4 Littles served Citywide identified as being from an immigrant family.
100% of high school senior Littles graduated.
1 in 5 Littles lived in the top 25 zip codes most impacted by COVID-19.
In our Workplace Mentoring Program, 96% of Littles reported that they learned how to chart a successful career path.
97% of Littles of our active first and second-year College & Career Success students were on track to complete college within five years.
Our median match length for the Community-Based Program increased from 26.7 months (FY21) to 31.6 months (FY22)
In FY22, BBBS of NYC served 100% of New York City Council Districts (all 51 city council districts)
Engaging Bigs and Littles across the City
Stats by race for FY22
41%
African American / Black
36%
Latinx
11%
Asian / Pacific Islander
9%
Multi-Racial
3%
White
Stats by borough for FY22
21%
Bronx
20.9%
Queens
45.6%
Manhattan
10.8%
Brooklyn
2%
Staten Island
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OFFICERS
Jonathan Bram
Co-Chairman
Jon May
Co-Chairman
Laura Parsons, Psy.D.
Chairman Emeritus
Barbara Mendelson
President
Lucy Lopez
Immediate Past President
Anshell Boggs
Executive Vice President
Paul N. Glickman
Vice President
Katherine C. Linder
Vice President
Yvonne Liu
Vice President
Charles G. Posternak
Vice President
Erin Scanlon
Vice President
Ash Gupta
Treasurer
Andrew Lipman
Secretary
Daniel J. McSwiggan
General Counsel
Edward L. Gardner
Chairman Emeritus in
Memoriam
TRUSTEES
Anthony Abenante
Joseph S. Allerhand
Matt Borstein
Ben Brown
AJ Camhi
Rowena Carreon
Craig Clay
Melissa Colón-Bosolet
Michael Conway
W. Don Cornwell
Steven M. Durels
Jonathan (Jody) Durst
Bill Edwards
Catherine Feng
Leslie Giordano
Roger S. Goodell
Susan Hinkson
E. Bai Koo
Jared L. Landaw
Tony Lewis
Matt McClure
Stella Mendes
Karen Miner-Romanoff
Sky Milch
Nicole Newlin
Anthony Orso
Abby Parsonnet
Steven Pozycki
Frank Pusinelli
James Rapp
Michael Rodriguez
Scott Schaevitz
Phil Seskin
Ben Smithee
Kate Snow
Sy Sternberg
Adam Tejpaul
EMERITI
Richard T. Anderson
Philip F. Bleser
Francis Carling
Reuben Daniels
Robert L. Frome
Thomas R. Grossman
Gerald L. Hassell
Peter Holzer
Kenneth Knuckles
Steve Moore
Robert Moss
Peter Pollack
Rudolph J. Santoro
Marva Smalls
Tawana Tibbs
Frederick O. Terrell
Lawrence J. Toal
Beverly Benz Treuille
John E. Waldron
Judy A. Weill
Glen Weiss
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Luis F. Barragan
Mark A. DeRugeriis
Philip L. Milstein
Lee J. Miner
Susan Moultrie
Joyce Mullins-Jackson
Trevor Mundt
Michael Rosenthal
James Warner
Cheryle A. Wills