A room that promotes the development of vocational skills in members aged 10-18 by providing opportunities for youth to become certified in specific technology software through instruction with an Interactive Flat Board.

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.

Power Hour: Making Minutes Count sponsored by Ross Stores is our core educational program that provides Club professionals with the strategies, activities, resources and information to create an every day engaging homework help and tutoring program that encourages all Club members of every age to become self-directed learners.

Money Matters: Make it Count teaches teens how to set goals, budget, save and invest. In addition to staff-led financial literacy sessions, young people practice their financial decision-making skills through fun, engaging digital tools and games.

Diplomas to Degrees, a college readiness program, helps teens develop both short- and long-term goals, while familiarizing them with post-secondary education through experiences like college tours.

Summer Brain Gain is comprised of one-week modules with fun, themed activities for elementary school, middle school and high school students that are aligned with common core anchor standards. Supported by Disney, each module takes a project-based learning approach: youth engage in a process of learning through discovery, creative expression, group work and a final project or production. As a result, kids develop higher-order thinking skills through the Summer Brain Gain modules while staying on track for the coming school year.

This year-round program encourages Club members ages 6 to 18 to learn and practice black-and-white, color, digital and alternative process photography.

Lyricism 101 is a program designed to cultivate and amplify the powerful, formidable voices of Club teens. The programThe Club’s brand new Recording Studio is a creative and exploratory learning and performing space for ages 6 to 18 where our members can express themselves through art, sound and creative expression. Members will become familiar with basic music and recording materials, while nurturing creativity, curiosity, voice and developmental growth.

This year-round program encourages artistic expression among Club members ages 6 to 18 through drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, collage, poster making, mixed media and sculpture displayed at local and regional exhibits.

The Club’s brand new Recording Studio is a creative and exploratory learning and performing space for ages 12 to 18 where our members can express themselves through art, sound and creative expression. Members will become familiar with basic music and recording materials, while nurturing creativity, curiosity, voice and developmental growth. 

Mind Matters programming and activities teach our members how to heal from adverse childhood experiences and other negative experiences through innovative methods based on current research and neuroscience. These skills will give our member a way to take charge of their emotions and improve their state of mind.

Get Cooking is a comprehensive culinary, nutrition, and health education program combining after school courses with week-long summer camps, field trips, and special hands-on cooking activities. Teaching curriculum includes: selecting fresh ingredients, preparing and cooking healthy food, and learning the following: senses and flavor, nutrition basics, food groups, food and kitchen safety guidelines, menu planning, and aesthetic food presentation. Get Cooking partners with Get Growing, which provides its food sources for preparing healthy snacks, meals, and for preserving, drying, and freezing fruits, vegetables, and herbs.

Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility in Club boys ages 8-17. Sessions concentrate on a specific aspect of manhood through highly interactive activities. Passport to Manhood represents a targeted effort to engage young men in discussions activities that reinforce positive behavior.

Get Growing offers dynamic, garden-based nutrition and ecology education to Club youth. In the garden, youth explore the direct connection between their personal health and the health of their environment. The program emphasizes learning by doing and critical thinking, while roles and responsibilities in caring for the garden provide a rich framework for personal development. Club youth gain skills in organic garden management and production of healthy fruits, vegetables, and herbs. Youth have the opportunity to learn carpentry and express artistic talents through garden projects.

SMART Girls is a small-group health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program designed to meet the developmental needs of girls in three age groups. Through dynamic sessions, highly participatory activities, field trips and mentoring opportunities with adult women, Club girls explore their own and societal attitudes and values as they build skills for eating right, staying physically fit, getting good health care and developing positive relationships with peers and adults.

Triple Play is a comprehensive health and wellness program. It strives to improve the overall health of Club members ages 6-18 by increasing daily physical activity, teaching them about good nutrition and helping them develop healthy relationships.

Triple Play is a comprehensive health and wellness program. It strives to improve the overall health of Club members ages 6-18 by increasing daily physical activity, teaching them about good nutrition and helping them develop healthy relationships.

Our High-school teen member basketball league which includes a year-round open gym, pick-up games, a four month organized league and King of the Hill pizza tournaments.

Seasonal sport leagues designed to allow our members to participate in an organized league after school while never leaving the Club. Leagues include Flag Football, Indoor Soccer, Basketball, Dodgeball and Kickball. Teams are formed by age group and appoint captains who ensure that their team is always ready when their games are scheduled. Most leagues occur in our multi-purpose gym with some using the outside field and recreation area.

A developmental basketball program targeting our youngest female members in grades kindergarten through 3rd grade. We work with the girls to teach them the basic fundamentals of basketball, health and sportsmanship.

Members attend Soccer for Success, sponsored but the US Soccer Foundation, to learn about eating right and other skills for staying healthy, and to gain important decision-making and relationship skills from their interactions with coach-mentors and their peers.

Members utilize our weight room to participate in exercise routines that include anaerobic activity, stretching and strength training. These activities can strengthen our members’ heart and lungs, improve their flexibility and build muscles.

A flexible work space that is conducive to creative brainstorming and hands-on experimental work including usage of equipment like 3-D Printers and state-of-the-art computers. The Makerspace enables members to enhance their digital skills, learn about hardware systems and natural sciences and gain an appreciation for the do-it-yourself-style of working.

A non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in more schools, and increasing participation by girls and underrepresented students of color. They believe every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science and that computer programming should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra.

The STEM Mentoring Program is a year-round program introducing six to ten year old members with fun, hands-on activities, group projects and multimedia connections that engage 12 community mentors and their mentees in a variety of STEM topics, with a particular focus on conservation in collaboration with The Sea Research Foundation, First Pic, Inc., Junior FIRST® LEGO® League and the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation.

This space in the Club will ensure our high school students receive support and resources to gain access to college. Teens can participate in the center’s activities each day afterschool, making connections between their interests and future career paths, plan and prepare to enter their postsecondary education and developing the social-emotional skills and attributes to be successful in their educational endeavors. 

The Mighty Missy’s 13-18 year old girls group was created to inspire our teen girls to give back to their community and develop leadership skills, all while building healthy relationships with their peers

Keystone Club is the Boys & Girls Club Movement’s ultimate teen program for youth grades 9-12. This unique program provides leadership development opportunities for youth to participate in activities, both in and out of the Club, in three focus areas: academic success, career preparation and community service. With the guidance of an adult advisor, Keystone Clubs aim to positively impact teens, their Club and local communities.

Torch Clubs are chartered, small-group leadership and service clubs for boys and girls grades 6-8. A Torch Club is a powerful vehicle that helps Club staff meet the special character development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage in their life.

Teen behavior assessment workshops that asks our Teens to identify what makes them angry and how to embrace success behaviors, how to make better study, career and life choices, to appreciate family and peer group differences and how to develop productive relationships at home, at school and ultimately at work.

Youth of the Year is Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s premier recognition program, celebrating the extraordinary achievements of Club teens. Club members who earn the youth of the Year title embody the values of leadership service; academic excellence; and healthy lifestyles.