Boys & Girls Clubs theory of change says if we take the young people who need us most and provide them the best possible outcome-driven Club experience, they will achieve positive outcomes that will enable them to demonstrate:
✓ character & Leadership
✓Healthy Lifestyles
✓ Academically Success
✓ Life & Career ready
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Club Sites in Oregon
Clubs work in their communities to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
40,120
Youth Served in Oregon
Oregon’s Boys & Girls Clubs serve kids ages 3 through 18, and have a variety of age-appropriate programming for kids at every stage of their growth and development.
435,445
Healthy Meals Served
In 2023, the Boys & Girls Clubs around Oregon were able to provide 435,445 meals plus 185,000 snacks to young people, often those facing food insecurity
2,800+
Staff & Volunteers Supporting Youth
Trusted, professional adult mentors play a key role to ensure that members have what they need in their afterschool experience to reach their full potential.
Oregon Boys & Girls Clubs serve kids ages 3 through 18 with a variety of age-appropriate programming to support every stage of growth and development. Clubs implement locally and nationally developed programs, including evidence-informed and research-based curricula, while providing a safe and positive place for youth and teens to be outside of school.
Character & Leadership
We help youth become responsible, caring citizens as they develop leadership skills and gain opportunities for planning, decision-making, and contributing to community needs.
Keystone Clubs
Keystone Clubs provide leadership development opportunities for young people ages 14 to 18. Youth participate in activities in three focus areas: academic success, career preparation and community service. With the guidance of an adult advisor, Keystone Clubs aim to have a positive impact on members, the Club and community. Learn more HERE
Torch Clubs
Torch Clubs are chartered, small-group leadership and service clubs for boys and girls ages 11 to 13. A Torch Club is a powerful vehicle that helps Club staff meet the special character development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage in their life. Learn more HERE
Leadership Summit
In 2024, Oregon Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs worked with local Clubs to support the launch of an annual Boys & Girls Club Leadership Teen Summit. Learn more HERE
Healthy Lifestyles
Every young person should be equipped to make healthy decisions resulting in positive social, emotional, and physical well-being. When young people live healthy lifestyles, they are able to make decisions that result in their social, emotional and physical well-being.
Our programs help youth engage in positive behaviors that nurture their well-being. Club members learn how to manage stress, demonstrate good teamwork, eat well, and keep physically fit. Club teens are less likely to use drugs or alcohol and more likely to engage in regular physical activity than their peers nationally. **
SMART Moves
SMART Moves is a prevention and education program addressing problems such as drug and alcohol use and premature sexual activity. Learn more HERE
Triple Play
Triple Play is BGCA’s proven health and wellness program co-sponsored by the Anthem Foundation and founding partner The Coca-Cola Company. For decades it has built connections with kids and teens, promoting the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition through the program’s three components: mind, body and soul. It provides daily activities and guides to support all three components through Healthy Habits (Mind), Daily Challenges (Body), and Social Recreation (Soul). Learn more HERE
Academically Successful
Every young person should have access to a high-quality out-of-school time experiences that meets their interests and needs. Club youth are the leaders, innovators and problem-solvers of tomorrow – developing skills to be change agents in their communities and beyond
Clubs across Oregon provide over 18,000 young people with a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours.
Power Hour
Power Hour: Making Minutes Count provides Club professionals with the strategies, activities, resources and information to create an engaging homework help and tutoring program that encourages Club members of every age to become self-directed learners. Learn more HERE
Summer Brain Gain
Summer Brain Gain are one-week modules with fun, themed activities for elementary school, middle school and high school students that are aligned with common core anchor standards. Supported by Disney, each module takes a project-based learning approach: youth engage in a process of learning through discovery, creative expression, group work and a final project or production. As a result, kids develop higher-order thinking skills through the Summer Brain Gain modules while staying on track for the coming school year. Learn more HERE
Life & Career Readiness
Every young person deserves to be well prepared for life and career. When young people perform well academically, they graduate from high school on time, are motivated to learn and have a plan to succeed in today’s modern workforce.
Youth of the Year
In the 21st-century world and workplace, leadership skills such as communication, goal-setting and teamwork are essential for everyone – especially young people preparing to meet the challenges of adolescence and adulthood. This program fosters a new generation of leaders, fully prepared to live and lead in a diverse, global and integrated world economy. Learn more about the national program HERE
Training Teens for Tomorrow
An internship for high school students with a focus on developing skills and exposing our youth to an integrative knowledge base. The core goal for participants as they complete this internship is to be equipped with the skill sets to be college ready, job ready, and career ready. Find out more about local programs in Albany, Corvallis, Salem or Portland
Money Matters & Financial Literacy
Money Matters: Make it Count has taught teens how to set goals, budget, save and invest. In addition to staff-led financial literacy sessions, young people practice their financial decision-making skills through fun, engaging digital tools and games. Teens who complete Money Matters show improved financial management skills, including saving money and sticking to a budget. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Clubs throughout Oregon
Find out about each individual organization serving communities across Oregon
Boys & Girls Club of Albany
Albany Boys Club opened its doors on December 26, 1966, with 488 boy members. In 1979, it became the Albany Boys and Girls Club to include the expansion of services within the community. Find out more HERE about Albany’s current programs, including their most recent 40,000 sq. ft. Bill & Di O’Bryan Building housing the Charlie Weaver Athletic Complex and the Hull Family Teen Center for additional athletic programs and community space.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend exists to help empower all youth, families, and staff to reach their full collective potential. We believe in the right for individuals and communities to have equitable access and opportunity to participate and succeed in all organizations and workplaces, particularly our own. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CORVALLIS has been offering quality programs to youth grades K-12 in Corvallis and the surrounding area since 1975. We are the main provider of after-school care in Benton County. We serve over 3,000 members ages 5-18, and provide outreach services to 5,000+ youth across Benton County. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley
Boys & Girls Clubs of Emerald Valley (BGCEV) has been serving our community since 1999 and is one of the largest and most diverse youth service agencies in the Eugene/ Springfield area. By providing out-of-school-time programs across three locations, BGCEV had more than 35,000 visits by youth members in 2023. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Santiam
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam was formed in 2009 when the Lebanon Boys & Girls Club and the Sweet Home Boys & Girls Club merged. They continue to serve multiple communities and impact the lives of numerous children throughout the area. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metro
Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metro has been serving youth in our community since 1946. They now operate 6 Clubhouse and community sites across the region, from Hillsboro to East Portland and includes first clubhouse co-located in an affordable housing community in partnership with Related Northwest and Central City Concern, serving SE Portland. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Rogue Valley
The Rogue Valley Club serves the communities of Grants Pass, Cave Junction, Illinois Valley, Talent & Phoenix. Starting in 1970 as the Boys & Girls Club of Grants Pass, they have served thousands of Southern Oregon youth each year in these key area for decades. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion & Polk Counties
For over 54 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties has delivered on our promise to provide the youth who need us most with support to reach their full potential. Through a comprehensive continuum of services, we provide children and teens with a platform for success by equipping them with the necessary life, academic and career-related skills to thrive in a 21st Century global society. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon
Since 1982, the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon has been at the forefront of youth development, working with young people from disadvantaged economic, social and family circumstances. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Club of Umpqua Valley
Through our programs and services, our members develop relationships with positive role models in a safe, positive environment. BGCUV serves over 3000 kids a year and helps about 300 kids each day grow into healthy, responsible, caring young adults. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Lane County
The Club provides a safe welcoming environment where youth can have fun, participate in skill-building programs, and build supportive relationships with peers and caring adults. Find out more HERE
Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Treasure Valley
Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Treasure Valley has been in the forefront of youth development in our community since opening in 2009 in Ontario, Oregon. They now also have Clubs in Payette & Weiser, Idaho as well and look for opportunities to serve more kids and teens in the Payette, Fruitland, Vale, Ontario, and Weiser communities as time goes on. Find out more HERE
Warm Springs Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club in Warm Springs is a Native Club serving the Warm Springs reservation through an extension of Boys & Girls Club of Snohomish County. They have been serving the community for decades partnering with various tribal departments on different activities throughout the year to support the overall well being and community connection. Find out more HERE
