22-year-old Mallory Boykin is a graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi. She works as a speech therapist and tutor for the Hattiesburg school district. Boykin works at Grace Christian public School. Boykin is from a small town in Alabama. She is also the only child in her family. Before Boykin became a teacher she was just a student at the University. She first decided to get involved with the community when she met a friend in her speech class. Her new friend introduced her to the organization Big Brothers Big sisters. At first Boykin wasn’t sure about the organization but once she met her new friend’s “little” she was sold that the organization was perfect for her. Boykin was paired with a little girl named Keyasia Singleton. She was in first grade when they met but now she is ten years old and in the third grade. Soon after Boykin was paired with her “little,” she visited Singleton at school frequently. Boykin was there so often that she was offered a