These programs help youth create aspirations for the future, providing
opportunities for career exploration and educational enhancement.
ClubTech
Through Club Tech, and thanks to a more than $100 million donation from
Microsoft,
BGCA is providing Clubs with the tools to make Club members and staff effective
technology users.
Clubs receive a comprehensive package of the latest Microsoft products - a
combined $88 million software gift. With another $12.3 million in cash, BGCA has
developed technology programs that will give members basic computer skills;
introduce them to digital movie making, music making, photography, graphic
design and Web development; and guide staff in using technology to enhance all
program offerings. Club Tech also includes extensive technology training
opportunities for Club staff at all professional levels. View artwork from
the 2004-2005 National Digital Arts Festivals.
Virtual Gallery
Money Matters: Make It Count
Created with the Charles Schwab Foundation, this financial literacy program
was designed specifically to help teens (ages 13-18) expand their knowledge of
money management and learn the skills that lead to financial independence and
well-being. The Money Matters: Make It Count program consists of five
components: Teen Personal Finance Guide, Program Facilitator’s Guide, Money
Matters Web site, Schwab eEmployee Volunteer Program and the Money Matters
Awards. Via the volunteer component, Schwab employees can pass financial
expertise to Club teens through their volunteer involvement.
Project Learn
Project Learn reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people
learn at school through "high-yield" learning activities at the Club and in the
home. Based on Dr. Reginald Clark's research that shows fun, but academically
beneficial activities increase academic performance, these activities include
leisure reading, writing activities, homework help and games like Scrabble®
which develop young people's cognitive skills. Project Learn emphasizes
collaborations between Club staff, parents and school personnel. Formally
evaluated by Columbia University, Project Learn has been proven to boost the
academic performance of Club members.
Power Hour
A comprehensive homework help and tutoring program, POWER HOUR is designed to
raise the academic proficiency of Club members ages 6-12. POWER HOUR is
sponsored by The JCPenney Afterschool Fund.
Goals For Graduation
Goals for Graduation, sponsored by The
JCPenney Afterschool Fund, introduces Club members ages 6-15 to the
concept of academic goal setting. In one-on-one sessions with Club
professionals, members set achievable "Know-I-Can" goals, more challenging
"Think-I-Can" goals and yearly "Believe-I-Can" goals, then create action plans.
The program provides for recognition of members' achievements at every step of
the journey.
Ultimate Journey
This internationally recognized, award-winning program leads Club members ages
6-12 on a fun-filled journey into the amazing world of plants and animals. The
Ultimate Journey motivates young people to develop an understanding of and
sensitivity to the environment, helping them build the knowledge and motivation
to protect our natural resources.
Goals For Growth
This program teaches young people ages 8-12 skills for setting and achieving
their own personal, education and career goals. The Goals for Growth program is
sponsored by Best Buy Children's Foundation.
CareerLaunch
CareerLaunch
is a career exploration and mentoring program for teens ages 13-18. This program
includes the CareerLaunch Web site that
allows teens to take an interest survey, explore careers, identify training or
college requirements, seek out financial aid and play skills-building games.
There's also an easy-to-use Career Exploration Quick Reference Guide with a
broad range of career planning and job skills activities that Club staff or
volunteers can use with teens. The CareerLaunch Portfolio contains a Teen Tips
booklet with helpful interviewing and on-the-spot job tips. This program is made
possible through a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Gap
Foundation.
Job Ready
Sponsored by the Taco Bell Foundation as part of teen career prep programming,
JOB READY! is a comprehensive program that teaches young people ages 16-18
effective job-hunting techniques and helps them develop the skills necessary to
be successful once on the job.
ClubService
This program, the result of a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of America
and the Corporation for National Service (AmeriCorps), provides education awards
to Club members ages 17 and 18 and Club alumni ages 19-24 who serve their Clubs
and communities. CLUBService recognizes young people's service, helps them
access higher education opportunities and encourages them to pursue future
careers as Club professionals.
