Boys & Girls Club Of Greenwich Inc

TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, TO BE RESPONSIBLE, CARING AND PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH (BGCG) FULFILLS ITS MISSION TO PREPARE YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGH ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, TO BE RESPONSIBLE, CARING AND PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE PROGRAMS IN THREE CORE AREAS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: ACADEMIC SUCCESS; CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT; HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. BGCG SERVES YOUTH AGES 6-18. THE CLUB SERVES AN ANNUAL TOTAL OF 1,895 UNDUPLICATED MEMBERS. THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR EVERYDAY CLUB KIDS WHO ATTEND 50+ DAYS A YEAR ARE THE FOLLOWING: 73% ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ASIAN, HISPANIC OR MULTIRACIAL, 33% COME FROM SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS, 45% ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE OR REDUCED-COST PUBLIC SCHOOL LUNCH, 70% LIVE AT LOW-INCOME LEVELS AS DEFINED BY HUD, 63% ATTEND TITLE I SCHOOLS. BGCG SERVES APPROXIMATELY 300 YOUTH EACH DAY IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FROM 2:45-6:00 PM. MODIFIED EVENING PROGRAMS OFFERED.BGCG'S COMPREHENSIVE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM BOASTS MORE THAN 50 COURSE OFFERINGS IN OUR THREE CORE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AREAS. IN JULY 2022 TO JUNE 2023 AN AVERAGE OF 300 CHILDREN PER DAY ATTENDED THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM WHICH IS HELD AT THE CLUB'S MAIN LOCATION: A FOUR-STORY BUILDING IN CENTRAL GREENWICH WITH 52,000 SQUARE FEET OF USEABLE SPACE INCLUDING A 25-METER SIX LANE SWIMMING POOL, A MULTI-SPORT ARENA, A READING LIBRARY, TWO LEARNING CENTERS AND A COMPUTER LAB.THE CLUB RUNS THREE SUMMER CAMPS (AN OUTDOOR CAMP AT THE CLUB'S 77 ACRE WILDERNESS PROPERTY, CAMP SIMMONS, A TEEN CAMP BASED AT THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE AND ANOTHER YOUTH CAMP AT THE MAIN CLUBHOUSE) THAT OPERATED FOR 8 WEEKS IN 2023. WE SERVED OVER 660 YOUTH IN OUR SUMMER CAMPS. CAMP TUITION IS AFFORDABLY PRICED AT $195 PER WEEK, AND WE PROVIDED WAIVED OR REDUCED TUITION FOR 226 OF OUR CAMPERS, WHICH REPRESENTED 34% OF OUR 707 ENROLLED CAMPERS.BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR COMMUNITY YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT INSTILL A SENSE OF COMPETENCE, USEFULNESS, BELONGING AND INFLUENCE. WE OFFER CLUB CHILDREN ONGOING SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEERS AND CARING, PROFESSIONAL ADULTS. GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO EXEMPLIFY THE GOOD CHARACTER OF BOYS & GIRLS CLUB PARTICIPANTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS. THE CLUB AWARDED $363,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2022-2023.FOUNDED IN 1910, BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREENWICH IS PART OF A NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH COLLABORATE WITH BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA TO HELP YOUTH DEVELOP THE QUALITIES NEEDED TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE, CARING, RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS. ALTHOUGH AFFILIATED WITH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, BGCG HAS ITS OWN PROGRAMS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FUNDRAISING RESPONSIBILITIES.