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Causes: Boys & Girls Clubs, Children & Youth, Education, Preschools
Mission: To enable all young people, and especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens. We provide prevention-focused programming for youth, ages 2-19, within our core program areas.
Programs: Project learn: after school program serving over 600 youths age 6 to 18 at 12 clubhouse locations. We encourage social interaction with a focus on education. Programs offered include educational homework assistance and drop out prevention programs. There is also a focus on the arts, sports fitness and recreation, health and life skills and character and leadership development. All members have access to state of the art technology labs.
teen center: the club teen center offers a safe, positive place for middle school & high school students. Using professionally trained staff, programs are offered in core areas including homework assistance, athletics, the arts, community service, and technology. The club teen center also features a state-of-the art technology center focused on fostering technology related skills and creativity. In addition, this facility is also the home of the ground zero music program, a teen-founded music program that includes a concert venue and soundproof practice room, as well as the "be great" graduate program, a targeted high-school drop out prevention program that provides targeted academic support and resources to middle and high school students.
athletic program: the club offers a variety of structured athletic leagues including soccer, basketball, football, baseball. These recreational leagues are open to all members and are designed to encourage team play, sportsmanship and skill-building. Additionally the club offers programs in gymnastics, golf, tae kwon do, chess, and judo. The programs serve youth between the ages of 5 to 18 throughout the year.
preschool: early education programming for children between 2 1/2 - 5 years old. Classes encourage social and physical development through active play, sports activities, science, music and art.