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Causes: Boys Clubs, Children & Youth
Mission: The boys and girls clubs of greater lacrosse has a total of seven locations in the lacrosse area. All the clubs serve youth from kindergarten through 12th grade. Overall, the boys & girls clubs of greater la crosse annually serves nearly 3,500 area youth through our after school and athletic programs. We are able to create positive relationships with these youth and through our fun and interactive programming, while teaching them valuable life skills within our three core program areas.
Programs: The terry erickson boys & girls club is the oldest club in the la crosse area. It began in 1966 in a church basement and grew to become the club it is today. The erickson club is the largest of all of the la crosse clubs and houses our administrative offices, as well as many of our athletic programs. This club serves youth at northside elementary school as well as members in the schuh-mullen low-income housing development. In addition to our after school and summer programs, our clubs host a large selection of youth developmental athletic programs for youth ages 4 through 16, including tackle football, flag football, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, and tee ball. Through our athletic programs, members work closely with qualified and dedicated coaches and learn the skills necessary for the sport, the importance of teamwork, and good sportsmanship. Many of the club's athletic programs are run out of the erickson club, however there are some athletic activities offered on the south side of la crosse and west salem.
opening it's doors in 2005, the amie. L mathy boys & girls club is a unique site because of it's location on the viterbo university campus in la crosse. This location has allowed the mathy boys & girls club to develop partnerships with many viterbo university programs, in turn giving mathy members the opportunity to develop positive relationships with the viterbo university students. The mathy club serves members at hamilton elementary school as well as in the huber homes low-income housing development.
the west salem boys & girls club was opened in 2007 and is currently located in a church adjacent to village park in west salem. This location has been wonderful for our members, who use the park for programming on a daily basis.