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Why the Boys & Girls Clubs

Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun. It is the place where GREAT FUTURES ARE STARTED each and every day.
 

In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them.

Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Boys & Girls Clubs offer a wide variety of educational, recreational, cultural and social activities for young people. Clubs programs and services promote and are designed to maximize opportunities for young people to acquire a sense of belonging, usefulness, influences and competence.
All Boys & Girls Clubs are staffed by trained professionals who truly care and are vested in realizing the full potential of each young person.
Four key characteristics define the essence of a Boys & Girls Club.  All are critical in exerting positive impact on the life of a child:
  1. Dedicated Youth Facility: The Boys & Girls Club is a place – an actual neighborhood-based building – designed solely for youth programs and activities.
  2. Open Daily: The Club is open every day, after school, when kids have free time and need positive, productive outlets.
  3. Professional Staff: Every Club has full and part-time, trained youth development professionals, providing positive role models and mentors. Volunteers provide key supplementary support.
  4. Available/Affordable to All Youth: Membership dues are affordable. Clubs reach out to kids who may lack access to other community programs.