Join us at our upcoming Gala on October 10th!

Volunteers

Oct 22, 2021

Volunteering with BPIE The best hour of your week awaits. Become a Mentor! Who are BPIE Volunteers? Our volunteers, known as academic mentors, are recruited, trained, matched and supported to work with students. Academic mentors come from all walks of life, cultural...

Scenes from the 2022 Big Cheese Gala

May 25, 2022 | Blog

Scenes from the 2022 Big Cheese Gala After two years apart, we knew the return of the Big Cheese Gala would focus on reconnecting. We set out to celebrate the many types of connections that have kept our mentoring relationships going – and together we witnessed the...

National Volunteer Week 2024

Apr 24, 2024 | Blog, Mentor Spotlight

National Volunteer Week | April 21-27, 2024 Please join us in celebrating National Volunteer Week! Since BPIE’s inception as “School Volunteers for Boston” in 1966, we have been committed to engaging volunteers to serve the students in our community and inspiring...

Jason Burrell, Blackstone Elementary

May 13, 2024 | Blog, Pathfinders

Aaron Cohen’s sixth-grade class at Blackstone Elementary School welcomed Pathfinder Jason Burrell on Tuesday, April 30. Jason shared his journey from a kid who loved playing South End baseball to a successful career in law. Jason is an attorney at Kirkland & Ellis...

The Big Cheese Reads

Aug 5, 2011 | News

Last year we celebrated the seventh year of The Big Cheese Reads Initiative.  The Big Cheese Reads connects middle school students with business and community leaders (“Big Cheeses,” if you will).  A “Big Cheese” visits a classroom once a year to read aloud to the...