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50th
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Golden Gala

October 25, 2008

It is our mission.... to guide and inspire the youth of our community to develop the attitudes and life skills they need to thrive.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula is a place where youth are welcome every day during the vulnerable after school hours and summer days. At each site, a team of youth development professionals and volunteers work through a broad range of programs to guide and inspire the youth to develop the attitudes and life skills they need to thrive. Founded in 1958, the Clubs is now the largest youth development organization on the San Francisco Peninsula. Through clubhouses and schools in the most challenged neighborhoods of East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City, where over half the students drop out of high school, youth can participate in programs that focus on Academics, Science and Technology, Social and Physical Education, Life Skills, Athletics and Visual and Performing Arts. Many of these programs are offered in partnership with local schools and other community organizations. The Club's annual budget of $4.7 million is made possible largely by foundation grants, corporate support and individual contributions.

WHAT WE DO

“We prepare youth to do life”

•  We provide a safe place where all young people are welcome and can belong, where we…

•  Deliver a range of fun and engaging programs to attract and retain them to…

•  Nurture positive relationships that…

•  Inspire a sense of hope and opportunity and guide them to develop the attitudes and behaviors they need to…

•  Succeed in school, become economically self sufficient, and develop healthy family and community relationships.

WHO WE ARE

Youth Centric – It's their club. We're here to support and guide them.

Compassionate – This is about real people. Each member matters .

Skilled – We attract and develop talented youth development professionals.

Challenging – We strive to improve. We have high expectations for ourselves and the youth.

Accountable – We are open and transparent with results.

MEMBERSHIP

• 3,200 youth join the club every year
• Members range in age from 6-18
• Membership fee is only $25 for the academic year, $50 for the summer

FACILITIES

We operate seven sites, 3 clubhouses and 4 school based sites:

• Our East Palo Alto Club serves the town of East Palo Alto
• Our Menlo Park Club serves the Belle Haven neighborhood of Menlo Park
• Our Redwood City Club serves the North Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City
• Our Center for a New Generation (CNG) Program is located at three schools in the Ravenswood City School District and one school in the Redwood City Elementary School Distric:
  • Belle Haven Community School in eastern Menlo Park
  • James Flood Magnet School in eastern Menlo Park
  • Edison McNair Academy in East Palo Alto
  • Hoover Community School in Redwood City
    

PROGRAMS

We offer a variety of programs at our clubs:

• Academics
• Science & Technology
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Physical Education
• Social Education
• Smart Moves

Our Center for a New Generation offers after-school programs on school grounds

STAFF

• Approximately 40 full time and 60 part time paid youth development professionals
• More than 600 volunteers from our local communities

FINANCE

• BGCP is a not-for-profit organization
• We operate on an annual budget of approximately $4.7 million

VISION

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