Great Futures Start Here

The Boys & Girls Club is open to youth ages KDGN 18 yrs old. It is our vision 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.

Core Service Areas

The Boys & Girls Clubs are focused on achieving our worthy vision through our core development service areas:

Character & Leadership Development, Education & Career Development, Health & Life Skills, Sports, Fitness & Recreation, Fine Arts, and STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

For more than a century, Clubs have helped put young people on the path to great futures. Boys & Girls Clubs annually serve nearly 4 million young people, through membership and community outreach, in some 4,000 Club facilities throughout the country and BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide.

How We Serve

The Boys & Girls Club Movement includes more than 1,140 independent organizations and the national organization, Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Through our Atlanta headquarters, regional service centers and a Government Relations office in Washington, D.C., BGCA provides assistance and support to Clubs in youth program development, resource development, marketing and communications, and more.

Independent Boys & Girls Club organizations, which are governed locally, serve youth and communities in more than 4,000 Club locations.

In 2012, Boys & Girls Club youth development programs, training and services impacted nearly 4 million children and teens.

Child safety is our No. 1 priority; BGCA provides a 24-hour hotline, training and the latest resources to help Clubs be safe places for our nation's youth.

Our Reach and Scope

4,074 chartered Club facilities, including approximately:

1,400 in schools

400 BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide

300 in public housing

200 Native American lands

About the Youth We Serve

5% are 5 years old and under

46% are 6-10 years old

20% are 11-12 years old

19% are 13-15 years old

10% are 16 and older

55% are male

45% are female

Ethnicity of Youth Served

Caucasian 31%

African-American 29%

Hispanic/Latino 23%

Multi-racial 5%

Asian-American 3%

American Indian or Alaska Native 3

To learn more visit the Boys & Girls Clubs of America website at www.bgca.org