OF THE YEAR community partner

We are excited to announce that Salem State University has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Mia Roberts Community Partner of the Year Award. Mia, former Vice President of Community Partnerships, retired from Big Sister Boston in March 2023. This Community Partner award is named in honor of Mia’s 21 years of service at Big Sister Boston, where she was a champion for Greater Boston’s girls.

Salem State University has been a steadfast partner of Big Sister Boston since 2016. Over the last seven years, the University and its students have worked to support and enhance our outreach efforts across the communities we serve through both class projects and student internships. From recommendations for new strategies for volunteer recruitment, to helping to expand and enhance our social media presence, to collaborating with the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Mural Crew for the installation of a community mural depicting Big and Little Sisters painted on the exterior wall of Merengue Restaurant in Roxbury, Salem State’s students have been instrumental in helping us engage with girls and young women throughout Greater Boston.