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The Community We Serve
The neighborhoods we serve - East Palo Alto, eastern Menlo Park, and the North Fair Oaks section of Redwood City - are ethnically diverse with residents from a range of cultures and traditions. While in many ways the Peninsula is one large community, in other ways there is great disparity between the neighborhoods served by BGCP and those immediately adjacent.
BGCP runs daily programming at nine locations in East Palo Alto, eastern Menlo Park, and the North Fair Oaks section of Redwood City: three clubhouses, four elementary and middle school sites, and two high schools. All of the school sites are located near one of BGCP’s three clubhouses in a hub and spoke model. BGCP leverages synergies between the clubhouses and school sites by sharing staff, programs and facilities. Given that the clubhouses are close to maximum capacity, these school sites allow it to serve more youth and families.
During the school year, school sites operate from 3 to 6pm daily. Clubhouses are open until 8pm most nights and until 10pm on Fridays and during exams. Members often have weekend activities at the clubhouses. During the summer, some school sites operate for five weeks from 8am to 2pm. Clubhouses are open from 8am to 8pm daily.
BGCP’s vision is to provide daily programs for all students in the most under-served neighborhoods of the Bay Area Peninsula during the academic year and summer.
POPULATION
Approximately 14,500 school age children live in the neighborhoods we serve.
INCOME
In the United States, 14% of all children live in poverty. 88% of the children attending Ravenswood City School District qualify for free or reduced price school lunches.
Median household income for families in East Palo Alto and the North Fair Oaks section of Redwood City is about $50,000. By comparison, median household income for families in Palo Alto and Atherton is nearly $200,000.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Over half of the students from our neighborhoods do not graduate from high school.
Only 10% of students have a parent who attended college.
70% of children who live in the neighborhoods served by in the BGCP do not score proficient on the state's math and language arts standardiszed tests.
ETHNICITY
East Palo Alto and the Belle Haven section of Menlo Park are located in the Ravenswood School District. The ethnic composition of the Ravenswood School District is approximately 78% Latino, 11% African American, and 9% Pacific Islander or other.
The North Fair Oaks section of Redwood City is predominantly Latino.
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