OUR LITTLE SISTERS
approximate percentage of all girls served out of the female youth population of Greater Boston
WE SERVED 1,380 GIRLS THROUGHOUT GREATER BOSTON IN 2021.
COUNTY
Little Sisters are matched between the ages of 7 to 15, and their mentoring relationships are formally supported through the age of 20. At that time, a Little Sister then graduates from our program and can become a Big Sister.
SUFFOLK
72%
MIDDLESEX
15%
NORFOLK
9%
ESSEX
3%
PLYMOUTH, WORCESTER, BRISTOL, OTHER
1%
AGE
AGE
7-10
13%
11 - 13
32%
14 - 17
39%
18+
16%
ETHNICITY
ETHNICITY
Thirty-four percent of all participants of any race identified as Latinx. Twentyeight percent identified as Latinx without identifying another race, 5% identified as Black or Afrolatinx, 1% identified as white, and <1% identified as Asian.
Dorchester
34%
Roxbury
14%
South Boston
7%
African American/ Black
39%
Hispanic/Latinx
28%
South End
6%
White
12%
Mattapan
6%
Asian
6%
Jamaica Plain
5%
Other
5%
East Boston
4%
Multi-racial
5%
Afrolatinx/Black and Latinx
5%
Hyde Park
4%
Roslindale
4%
American Indian/ Native American
<1%
Brighton
3% 3%
Prefer Not to Say
<1%
Chinatown/ Downtown/Financial District Allston
2%
Back Bay
2%
Charlestown
2%
Fenway
2%
West Roxbury
2%
LIVING SITUATION
LIVING SITUATION
LITTLE SISTERS BY BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD
One Parent
52%
Two Parent
34%
Other
9%
Grandparent(s)
3%
Beacon Hill
<1%
Other Relative
1%
North End
<1%
Foster Home
<1%
Seaport
<1%
Afrolatinx/Black and Latinx
5%
American Indian/ Native American
<1%
Prefer Not to Say
<1%
BIG SISTER BOSTON | 2021 ANNUAL REPORT 15
