Boys & Girls Club Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth
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Mission Statement
At Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids, our mission is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as responsible citizens through education, recreation, and positive community experiences in partnership with the Grand Rapids Police Department.
About This Cause
A large body of research demonstrates the power that quality out-of-school time programs have in building youth assets such as character, resilience and wellness. Yet in many neighborhoods in Grand Rapids, particularly in sections of southeast and southwest GR, many children and teens have nowhere to go. Many are unsupervised and even unsafe as they navigate the time spent waiting for a parent to return home. Children in these lower socioeconomic neighborhoods frequently have inadequate educational opportunities, lack access to extra-curricular activities like sports and art, and often don’t have steady adult role models and mentors in their lives. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth is working to fill that void, and to prepare the youth who need us most for success as adults. Every year we work with thousands of our most vulnerable youth, helping them build the life skills and resilience to overcome many extraordinary obstacles and barriers in their formative years. And it works: Ninety-four percent of the kids who attend the club at least twice per week will graduate from high school. Our mission is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as responsible citizens through education, recreation, and positive community experiences in partnership with the Grand Rapids Police Department. Our vision is to provide a world class Camp and Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.