Boys & Girls Clubs, A Great Way to Start the Year!

A new year of school is approaching and it is a prefect time to meet new friends, learn new skills, and enroll at your local Boys & Girls Clubs.

Thousands have benefited from belonging to a Boys & Girls Club since the first Club opened its doors in 1956. Based on research by Louis Harris & Associates, Club alumni have very strong feelings about their individual Club experiences:

- 80% said Club staff helped them learn right from wrong
- 95% indicated the Club was the best thing available in their community
- 52% said participating in the Club "saved my life"

The Clubs have changed in many ways over the years... not only changing the name officially to Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 1990... but truly becoming a place of hope and opportunity for all young people, male and female.

Moreover, Boys & Girls Clubs emphasize educational achievement and career preparation, in addition to the sports, recreation, leadership and character development programs that have been the hallmark of Clubs for more than a century.

A safe place to learn and grow...

Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals...

Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences...

Hope and opportunity.

The year of programming at the Club will include pizza parties, kickball, art shows, photography contests, homework help, basketball, leadership activities, cooking, and many other bells and whistles.

For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Garden Grove's fall programs and how you can register, please visit your local Club. For general information about the Boys & Girls Clubs or for more locations in your area, visit our national website.