Boys & Girls Club-St Char MO - STEAMbotics Academy

As the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County continues to be operational in its new facility the need to retire the debt has become paramount.  Debt payments drastically reduces the available funds that are essential to provide the necessary programs that support our mission.  As we review the Boys & Girls Club mission, we realize even more the need for our services.  The membership of the Club continues to grow, the need to serve more children continues to increase.  The Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Charles County extends a welcome hand to all children, especially those who need us the most.  No child is denied our programs.  The Club continues to be a home away from home for many.  It is a safe environment where the children can engage in completing their homework for the day and be prepared to go to school the next day. It is a place where they are encouraged to look ahead to their future; and not think about leaving their educational process prematurely. Even at an early age, the Boys & Girls Club members are exposed to many career paths. They are encouraged to entertain the mind set of becoming gainfully employed as an adult. It is a place where they are fed a nutritious meal before they depart for home at night.  Many children arrive after school and remain in the Club until it closes when they go home and get ready for bed.  If it were not for the Club, many of the members would go home after school to an empty house with no food available to them until they go to school the next morning where they received breakfast.  Proven statistics show that children who are experiencing hunger do not progress in school as the concentration level is poor.  Childhood hunger can be the cause of early onset of adult illness. These are just a couple of reasons why it is of extreme importance that the debt on the new facility be eliminated and we can fully concentrate on providing for the children in the Community.