Sponsor a child at the Boys & Girls Club

When you give to the Boys & Girls Club's scholarship program, you're making a big difference to families at the time when they need it most. One parent shares, “I recently was out of work on disability due to long Covid. After 18 months, I’m finally able to work again. Childcare from the Club is helping make it possible for me to drive to Los Angeles for work so I can work toward rebuilding our financial security.”

While moms and dads are busy working, so that they can provide for their families, the Boys & Girls Club is giving kids opportunities that engage, inspire and empower each child. Thanks to your support, children at the Club will gain so much!

Children in our preschools will be prepared to succeed in school when they start kindergarten. In a summer program at our school age Clubs, a child who has been struggling to read at grade level will get the help they need to be a confident reader. A child will get their first A on a math test thanks to the help they get in our education center. They’ll take their STEM learning even further and learn about coding, robotics, and 3D printing! Kids who don’t get enough to eat at home will know they can always count on a good meal at the Club so they never go hungry. Kids who have never tried dance, acting, karate, or sports before will discover the activity that makes them feel excited and special. Pre-teens and teens in our community service and leadership programs will learn the value of giving back and they’ll get on the path to becoming the kind of friends, neighbors, and community leaders we all count on. Kids will build friendships, find mentors in our caring professional staff members, and learn social emotional skills that will help them thrive.

All of that, and so much more, is made possible through YOUR generosity! Thank you for being part of the Boys & Girls Club's family of supporters!

“The Boys & Girls Club's childcare scholarship helps our family a lot. I've just recently become a single mother to two young boys. With my income alone, it is very hard to pay for rent, daycare, medical, etc. for the family. Without daycare, I would lose my job because I have no one to help me. We really appreciate all the help we get. Thank you.” 

These words from a mom whose children are in the Club's scholarship program show what a big difference you are making to families by supporting this project. Their family is going through a hard time. Parents divorcing and financial struggles are really hard on both kids and parents, but with your help, the Club can offer kids stability when they need it most and give hard-working parents peace of mind and the ability to work and provide for their kids. 

And, kids get to experience so many great things when they are at the Club! They get help with their homework, participate in hands-on STEM activities that make learning fun, learn how to cook in the teaching kitchen, explore their creativity in the art room, play sports and learn to be part of a team in our gymnasium, participate in performing arts programs like dance and theatre, and so much more. They build friendships, spend time with caring adults, build their confidence, and learn that they can make a difference in their community, just like you are by supporting this program.

Thank you for giving these opportunities to the children and families who need them most! 

The Boys & Girls Club is making a big difference to families as they work to move forward and recover from all the challenges the pandemic has brought on in the last two years. With help from supporters like you, the Club is able to provide scholarships for families who are experiencing financial hardships. These scholarships for the Boys & Girls Club's childcare programs ensure that kids are getting the safe environment, academic support, and social emotional learning that they need to thrive while at the same time making sure parents can work and provide for their families.

A mom named Christy says, I am a single parent and depend upon the Boys & Girls Club for a safe, healthy, environment for my son before and after school. He is not old enough to be alone for a length of time and complete his homework alone. Although I am working full time again, I am still in a financial deficit from the pandemic and making ends meet remains a challenge. The Boys & Girls Club's assistance through the scholarship program is greatly appreciated."

Like Christy's family, the Boys & Girls Club is also still in a financial deficit from the pandemic. Your support helps make sure that even through the Club's own financial challenges, families like Christy's can continue to depend on the Boys & Girls Club. Thank you for all you do for the kids at the Boys & Girls Club!

We’re all in this together is a phrase that has been said so many times since the pandemic began. At the Club, we know that means we have to be an organization that the community can count to do whatever takes to help the kids and families who need us most.

One of our office managers talks about what it means to her to be there for families. “Sometimes, being there for families is as simple as asking, ‘Is everything OK?’ and working together to find a solution if they tell you it’s not. A wonderful 3-year-old boy named Carson joined our program at the start of the school year. He’s smart, he loves to learn, and he’s a very polite little boy who is full of manners. He LOVES coming to school. After a couple of months, I noticed that his dad started falling behind in his tuition payments and was consistently late for about 4 weeks. I spoke to his dad and asked that simple question – ‘Is everything okay?’. That’s when he shared that he is a single dad who just recently got full custody of his son. He is trying his best to raise his son on his own. He said that he lost his job and had been doing his best to make ends meet, but it’s been a struggle. I shared his situation with our Director and she helped him with our scholarship program application. Carson’s dad was very thankful and he qualified for a 50% discount on his son’s tuition rate. He has voiced his appreciation for our help many times as he gets back on his feet financially, and he is extremely appreciative for all the ways that our programs are helping Carson grow and learn.”

The Club is committed to being there for families like Carson’s, now and always. Just as their family works to build back up after a financial setbacks due to the pandemic, the Club is working toward financial recovery from the pandemic, too. Your support helps make sure that the Club can keep our doors open and always be here for the kids and families who need us most.

Your support of the Boys & Girls Club makes it possible for the Club to keep fees affordable for all families and to provide scholarships so that every family pays only what they can afford. That makes a huge difference to local families. 

Last week, a mom shared with one of our board members, "My son has been a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Huntington Valley for the last 5 years. We have been recipients of your scholarship program, school clothes and supplies, and educational and fun experiences within the program. I am incredibly grateful for the assistance we received when it was needed most. You have an outstanding program that gives working families peace of mind that their children are in excellent care at your facility. Thank you for all that you do!"

That "thank you" is for YOU because the Boys & Girls Clubs couldn't do all those things for her son without help
from supporters like you!