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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Boys & Girls Clubs, Children & Youth, Unknown
Mission: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.
Programs: Summer & school programs during the summer months, the organization offers a summer program that provides club members with summer recreation, field trips,lunch, and snacks throughtout the day. After-school programs provide homework assistance and tutoring and access to the club's amenities and activities which include video games, art programs, and a computer center. Track-break programming is also provided for students on multi-track and year-round school programs.
mentoring program - the mentor center is a free program offered by the organization and is supported by federal and state grants. Mentors go through extensive background checks and interviw process before being matched with a student. The metor center is the community's original youth mentoring program. It was established in 1999 and currently has nearly 100 actie matches in the community the program intends to prevent and reduce delinquent behavior and victimization.
smartmoves program - the smartmoves program is designed to provide education about drug and alcohol abuse, about saying "no" to drugs, peer pressure, and other harmful activities. It is a program for all members of the club.