Boys & Girls Clubs Of The Western Treasure Valley

THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO MAKE ITS VISION A REALITY. THE VISION OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF WTV IS TO PROVIDE A WORLD-CLASS CLUB EXPERIENCE THAT ASSURES SUCCESS IS WITHIN REACH OF EVERY YOUNG PERSON WHO ENTERS OUR DOORS, WITH ALL MEMBERS ON TRACK TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITH A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, DEMONSTRATING GOOD CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP, AND LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. ALL FUNDS THAT ARE RECEIVED WILL BE INVESTED AND DISTRIBUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REALIZING THE VISION/MISSION OF THE CORPORATION AS WELL AS UTILIZED TO HOLD PROPERTY.

AT THE BEGINNING OF 2021, THE PAYETTE CLUB WAS IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL FORMAT MON-THURS AND OFFERING LONGER HOURS ON FRIDAYS WHEN THERE WAS NO SCHOOL. THE ONTARIO CLUB WAS STILL OPEN FOR FULL DAYS JAN-MARCH TO SUPPORT ONTARIO'S VIRTUAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE. IN ONTARIO, THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR LEFT THE ORGANIZATION IN EARLY MARCH AND THAT ROLE HAS NOT BEEN FILLED (INTENTIONALLY). ONTARIO ALSO DID NOT HAVE A CLUBHOUSE DIRECTOR FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF 2021. ONE NEW ROLE THAT WAS CREATED IN JAN WAS A FT RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR - SIMILAR TO AN EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO SUPPORT THE CEO IS THE AREAS OF DONOR RELATIONS, SPECIAL EVENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND FUNDRAISING. A FT PROGRAM DIRECTOR ROLE WAS ALSO CREATED IN AUG TO HELP SUPPORT BOTH CLUBHOUSE DIRECTORS. DUE TO BEING SHORT-STAFFED, THIS PERSON STILL SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF HER TIME RUNNING THE ONTARIO TEEN CENTER. 2021 ALSO FOCUSED ON SAFETY. SOME OF THE CHANGES TO HR STEMMED FROM SAFETY CONCERNS. DANA AND HER FT TEAM WORKED WITH THE BOARD SAFETY CHAIR (LIZ SANSOM) AND BGCA TO CREATE NEW HIRING PROCEDURES AND POLICIES, UPDATED ORGANIZATIONAL SAFETY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES (ALONG WITH ADDING SOME NEW TECH INFRASTRUCTURE IN PAYETTE). WE ALSO HAD AN EXTERNAL SAFETY ASSESSMENT PERFORMED IN DECEMBER BY BGCA TO AUDIT EVERYTHING FROM OUR FACILITIES TO CHECKING HR FILES FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS. THE CLUB MADE TREMENDOUS STRIDES IN ADDRESSING SAFETY CONCERNS IN 2021, ALTHOUGH, THERE IS STILL SIGNIFICANT WORK TO DO IN THE FUTURE. THE NUMBER OF KIDS WE SERVED IN 2021 CONTINUED TO BE MUCH LOWER THAN IN YEARS PAST. THE ONTARIO CLUB WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE MORE THAN 150 YOUTH PER DAY, PER NEW GUIDELINES FROM THE STATE, WHEREAS PRIOR TO 2020, THE AVERAGE NUMBER WAS 175-185 YOUTH. THE PAYETTE CLUB SUFFERED MORE FROM INCONSISTENCY. AS A NEWER CLUB, ALL THE CHANGES TO CLUB HOURS DUE TO COVID WERE CHALLENGING FOR OUR FAMILIES. SIDE NOTE - STARTING IN JAN, PAYETTE NUMBERS HAVE CLIMBED AND ARE NOW SETTING RECORDS. IN 2021, WE SERVED 597 KIDS AND TEENS (A GOOD NUMBER), BUT THE AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE IN ONTARIO WAS ABOUT 70 (MUCH LOWER) AND ONLY ABOUT 50 IN PAYETTE. THE NUMBER OF MEALS AND SNACKS PROVIDED FREE TO YOUTH IN 2021 WAS 29,349 - LOWER THAN IN 2020 BECAUSE WE DID NOT PROVIDE MEALS TO-GO. ALL MEALS WERE MADE AND SERVED TO KIDS IN OUR CLUBHOUSE. SUCCESSES INCLUDE BEING ABLE TO HOLD OUR ANNUAL BOOTS & BLUES FUNDRAISER IN JUNE OF 2021. IT WAS A WAY FOR US TO NOT ONLY RAISE UNRESTRICTED DOLLARS, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OUR DONORS. THIS EVENT ALSO HELPED ENSURE A GREAT SUMMER PROGRAM AT BOTH CLUBS. WE EXTENDED OUR SUMMER HOURS BY GETTING RID OF THE EARLY RISERS PROGRAM, A PROGRAM LAST USED IN 2019 WHICH REQUIRED A 25/WEEKLY FEE FOR KIDS TO ATTEND IN THE MORNINGS. IN 2019, "REGULAR" CLUB DID NOT OPEN UNTIL 11:00, AND FIELD TRIPS WERE AN ADDITIONAL 6. FOR THE SUMMER OF 2021, OUR DOORS OPENED TO ALL KIDS AT 7:45. THE SUMMER MEMBERSHIP COST 50/YOUTH, BUT IT WAS ALL INCLUSIVE - 9.5 HOURS OF SUPERVISED PROGRAMMING, FIELD TRIPS, AND ADDITIONAL FOOD NOT COVERED BY THE SFSP REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. EVEN WITH THIS INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP DUES, IT STILL ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR LESS THAN 2% OF OUR ANNUAL REVENUE. BY THE END OF 2021, WE HAD A STABLE, FULL-TIME LEADERSHIP TEAM OF 5 (6 INCLUDING DANA), AND OUR PROGRAMS HAVE RETURNED TO BEING MORE STABLE AND INTENTIONAL (SINCE WE ARE NO LONGER SPENDING OUR DAYS IN SCHOOL). OUR BOARD LOST TWO DIRECTORS DURING 2021; ONE QUIT COMING WITH NO COMMUNICATION AND ONE MOVED OUT OF STATE. WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK WITH SO FEW BOARD MEMBERS ACTIVELY ENGAGED. WE HAD A BOARD RETREAT IN AUGUST, BUT ONLY HALF THE BOARD ATTENDED. WE ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING WITHOUT AN UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET 3 OF THE 5 BOARD-LED COMMITTEES TO BE FUNCTIONAL. WE HAVE RECRUITED ONE NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR 2022, BUT THERE IS ROOM FOR MORE.