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Serving Southeastern Pennsylvania & Southern New Jersey

For over 100 years, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region has been positively impacting children and communities in Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties in PA and NJ. We don't create potential in a child, we just foster and protect it.

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Fashion Touchdown 2018

For the fifth year in a row, members of the Philadelphia Eagles and their wives will hit the runway at fashion touchdown, a fundraiser...

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The Fillmore

Annual Golf Classic 2018

On Monday, October 1st, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region (BBBS Independence) will host their annual Golf Classic,...

Philadelphia Cricket Club
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Your financial support helps us provide our programs to children in our community who need it the most and will help us develop more college grads, community leaders and entrepreneurs.

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“My family and I have financially supported Big Brothers Big Sisters for over 35 years, and for one simple reason - mentoring works. Together we have created innovative programs with entrepreneurs and colleges such as the University of Pennsylvania, programs that have changed the course for tens of thousands of kids. And the best part... it feels really good.” Scott Bentley

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Meet Our Mentoring Matches

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Kathleen & Safiyyah

Big Sister Kathleen and Little Sister Safiyyah are matched through our College Bigs mentoring program with St. Joseph's University and Gompers Elementary School. Through this program, Bigs visit...

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Justin & Michael

Big Brother Mike and Little Brother Justin are the 2017 Male Match of the year. They received their award at the first ever Building BIG Awards, which where held at the Electric Factory in...


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...


Alex & Zahir

Some of our supporters know Alex Toner as our Development Officer, working to bring in monetary donations to further our agency’s mission. But to eleven-year old Zahir, Alex is his Big...


Roxiann & Travis

Growing up, Big Sister Roxiann had an amazing stepmother who helped her realize how important it was to have a role model in her life. Knowing how much that relationship meant to her, Roxiann decided...


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Stories from Big's, Littles, current participants, or Alumni, play a significant role in our success and future growth in the communities we serve.

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