Updates

MAY 22, 2025

Sitters for Scholars Announces Temporary Suspension of Services

The Sitters for Scholars Board has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend its free in-home babysitting services to low-income student parents in the Boston area, effective May 31, 2025.

Since 2014, Sitters for Scholars has provided free, vetted babysitting in the home to low-income student parents who need care for their children while they are in class or studying. With the rise of remote and digital school programs, we find ourselves needing to evaluate our model to ensure that we're providing maximum value to the student parents that we seek to serve. 

As we wrap up the 2025 Spring Semester, we'll be engaging with current and past SFS student parents and volunteer sitters, as well as our educational and nonprofit service partners to identify program changes that will better serve student parents going forward. 

We are grateful to all who have supported Sitters for Scholars over the past ten years.

Your generosity in volunteering your time, offering wise advice, and enthusiastically funding this nonprofit has truly made a difference in the lives of many who are striving to advance their education and their family’s well being. 

We look forward to reporting back to you soon on our progress. In the meantime, you can continue to reach us at info@sittersforscholars.org.

Nicole Lau
Board President, Sitters for Scholars

In the News

365 Dad Live! Video Interview with SFS Exec. Dir. May Vaughn

• Video Interview Link (7/2/2023)

• 365 Dad Inc. Website

The Boston Foundation Grant Funding Recipient

• Grant Announcement Link (6/30/2023)

  • Sitters for Scholars (formerly Sitters Without Borders) - A two-year $50,000 general operating support grant to Sitters for Scholars, an organization that seeks to advance low-income mothers into economic independence through education, using volunteer babysitters.

• The Boston Foundation Website
  

Womenade - 2023 Grantee
Organizations/Programs that Empower Women Ages 22 and Older 

• Grant Announcement Link

  • Sitters For Scholars provides free babysitting sessions to low-income parents enrolled in college or certificate programs. Grant amount: $20,000

• Womenade Boston Website

Redbook Magazine - Article
“Hero Woman Is Bringing Free Childcare to Single Moms”

• Article Link (7/22/2016)

The Boston Globe - Article
“Four creative efforts to fight income inequality through education”

• Article Link (5/13/2016)

Want to Interview our SFS Team?

We’d love to connect!

Email: info@sittersforscholars.org