{"id":13894,"date":"2019-05-15T11:44:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T15:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=13894"},"modified":"2019-05-15T11:49:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T15:49:32","slug":"historic-match-day-for-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-greater-pittsburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2019\/05\/15\/historic-match-day-for-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-greater-pittsburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic match day for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Covey children lost their father suddenly last year, their mother, Heidi, enrolled them in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program.<\/p>\n

The Pittsburgh branch was able to find matches for five of the six of the siblings in just one day, a historic feat for the branch. Finding the right matches between “Bigs” and “Littles” can take up to a year. The Coveys met with their “Bigs” for the first time on Tuesday at BBBS in East Liberty.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s showing them a little hope for their future. Like just because their dad’s not here doesn’t mean you have to give up having fun, and mommy doesn’t have to do everything, there are other people that are coming in,” Ms. Covey said.<\/p>\n

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