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- EIN 04-2103922
- (617) 994-4700
- 200 High St Suite 300 Boston MA 02110 USA
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Boys & Girls Clubs, Children & Youth
Mission: To help young people, especially those who need us most, build strong character and realize their full potential as responsible citizens and leaders. We do this by providing: a safe haven filled with hope and opportunity, ongoing relationships with caring adults, and life-enhancing programs.
Programs: Life skills: boys & girls clubs of boston ("bgcb") helps members develop healthy self-esteem, resilience, motivation and the ability to make good choices. Our full-time, licensed, club-based social workers perform targeted prevention and intervention work in the areas of violence prevention, gang prevention, substance abuse prevention, conflict resolution, counseling, mediation, crisis intervention, and pregnancy prevention. They also work to help club members access the existing resources within their own neighborhoods.
shared space and dedicated site clubs: boys & girls clubs of boston operates several shared space clubs located in the boston public schools or housing complexes. In addition to the shared space clubs, boys & girls clubs of boston also operates two dedicated site clubs, the mattapan teen center and the orchard gardens club. The shared space and dedicated site clubs provide the opportunity to serve more youth where they live or go to school via quality afterschool programs that are based on the core program elements used in our free-standing clubs. These clubs target pockets of need within communities and serve select age groups.
sports, fitness & recreation: boys & girls clubs of boston helps members develop healthy habits, skills for stress management, and social skills through participation in daily activities in our gyms, swimming pools, social recreation areas and outdoor play spaces. Building on a program of traditional sports activities, bgcb now integrates activities such as karate and yoga, which require focus and discipline. Youth gain skills and build confidence to take on new challenges.