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2025 Year in Review, Gratitude, and BSLS National Impact
A look back at mentorship, milestones, and the community that made it possible
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A Moment to Reflect
As 2025 comes to a close, we pause to reflect on what it truly means to serve with intention. Big Sister Little Sister is not just a program. It is a national community built on trust, consistency, and people choosing to show up for one another.
This year reminded us that meaningful impact is rarely loud, but it is lasting.
A Note from our CEO:
Did You Know?
Every year in Houston, BSLS hosts a community fair welcoming 300 to 500 children and their families annually, creating a full day of connection, learning, and joy. Through collaborations with Houston SPCA, Free Wheels Houston, and other partners, families received resources ranging from youth camp experiences to bikes, helmets, and safety gear, many for the very first time.
Our BSLS Chapters and members actively support aligned community efforts nationwide, including a recent collaboration with Lupus Foundation Florida Southeast to advance awareness, care, and fundraising for families impacted by Lupus.
While many members first connect with BSLS during pivotal academic years, our vision reaches further. We are intentionally building our Office of Alumni Engagement so that mentorship, leadership development, and community do not end at graduation but continue through early career and beyond.
Our national model prioritizes prevention over intervention, supporting confidence, direction, and stability before challenges escalate.
BSLS programs help reduce isolation, academic disengagement, and emotional distress by building trusted relationships and community connection, often at critical transition points in a student’s life.
These moments, relationships, and outcomes are why BSLS continues to grow with intention
Chapter Highlights Across the Nation
Throughout 2025, BSLS chapters led impactful initiatives rooted in local community needs, including:
Leadership and professional development workshops
Mental, physical, and financial wellness programming
Environmental cleanups and service initiatives
Peer-to-peer and professional mentorship connections
Each chapter contributes to a national mission while remaining deeply connected to the communities they serve.“Being part of this community reminded me that growth does not happen alone.”
With Gratitude
We extend our deepest thanks to our donors, sponsors, professional mentors, members, alumni, volunteers, board members, and national team. Your time, trust, generosity, and consistency sustain this work and allow it to grow with integrity.
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Close the Year With Impact
If BSLS has ever inspired you, supported someone you know or love, reminded you why mentorship and community matters, or touched you in any capacity, your year-end gift could make a difference.
As a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under the IRS, all contributions to Big Sister Little Sister Mentoring Program are tax deductible.
Your year-end gift supports mentorship, leadership development, wellness initiatives, and access to opportunity for women and youth across our national network.
Ways to get involved:
Support the BSLS Mission through a tax-deductible donation
Volunteer your time and skills to help sustain our work
Stay connected by following BSLS on social media for ongoing impact updates
Thank you for choosing to close the year with purpose.
