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Location and Hours of the Club

The Club is no longer located at 450 N. Washington Avenue. The new location for the Club is inside the Full Blast Building located at 35 Hamblin Avenue West. Normal Club hours are Monday thru Friday from 3:00pm - 8:00pm. During the summer, the Club hours are 9:00a.m. - 6:00p.m.  Occasionally there may be special programs on Saturdays or Sundays.

Core Programs

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Battle Creek programs are carefully designed to support the achievement of the Youth Development Outcomes for our young people leaving our Clubs at 18. These outcomes are:

  • Positive self-identity
  • Educational, employment, social, emotional & cultural competencies
  • Community and civic involvement
  • Health & well being
  • A moral compass

To achieve these outcomes, our programs are divided into the following five areas as listed below:

Character and Leadership
Empowers youth to support their Club and community, sustain relationships, develop positive self-image, and respect other cultures

Education and Career
Enables youth to become proficient in basic educational disciplines, embrace technology and learning and explore career options

Health and Life Skills
Encourages youth to engage in positive behaviors, nurture their well-being, set goals and live healthy and positive lives

The Arts

Cultivates creativity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of various visual, performing, and creative art forms

Sports, Fitness, and Recreation

Develops fitness, positive use of leisure time, stress management, social skills, teamwork and appreciation for the environment

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Program Activities Of the Club

Below are the programs currently being offered at the Club:

 

SMART Girls
An outgrowth of the popular and effective SMART Moves program, SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls ages 8 to17. The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable early adolescent girls to develop to their full potential. The SMART Girls program is sponsored by Tupperware Brands Corporation. Learn more about SMART Girls.

 

Passport to Manhood
Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility while reinforcing positive behavior in male Club members ages 11 to14. Passport to Manhood consists of 14 small-group sessions, each of which concentrates on a specific aspect of manhood through highly interactive activities. Each participant is issued his own "Passport" to underscore the idea that he is on a journey of maturation and personal growth.

 

Youth of the Year
Sponsored by the Reader's Digest Foundation, the National Youth of the Year Program is designed to promote and recognize service to Club and community, academic performance and contributions to family and spiritual life. Competition begins with each Club selecting a Youth of the Year who receives a certificate and medallion then enters state competition. State winners receive a plaque and $1,000 scholarship then enter the regional competition. Each of the five regional winners receives a $10,000 scholarship and enters the national competition held in Washington, DC. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional $15,000 scholarship, totaling $26,000 in scholarships, and is installed by the President of the United States.

 

Power Hour: Making Minutes Count
A comprehensive homework help and tutoring program, POWER HOUR is designed to raise the academic proficiency of Club members ages 6 to12.

 

ImageMakers: National Photography Program
View the 2007 ImageMakers National Photography Exhibit Virtual Gallery.
Funded by the Circuit City Foundation, this comprehensive photography program encourages girls and boys to learn and practice photography, expressing themselves in creative and innovative ways. The national initiative delivers a state-of-the-art photography curriculum, provides photographic resources and opportunities for Club members to compete on a national level. ImageMakers provides local, regional and national recognition through an annual photography contest. Winning photos will be displayed nationwide at museums as well as at BGCA's annual National Conference.

 

MusicMakers
This year-round program, developed in collaboration with NAMM, the International Music Products Association, encourages Club members ages 6 to 18 to have fun exploring music making and learning to play drums and guitar. Clubs provide step-by-step activities for drums and guitar in beginner, intermediate and advanced skill levels. Funded by NAMM.

 

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. In 2007, long-time supporter Best Buy Children's Foundation joined forces with BGCA and Microsoft to equip America's youth with essential digital literacy skills.

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 through Digital Arts Suite and Festivals; 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.

These initiatives emphasize community mobilization and family involvement as strategies Clubs can use to better serve more young people and broaden the impact of all Club programs.

 

Youth for Unity
To help educate young people across the country about the importance of tolerance and diversity, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has joined forces with The Allstate Foundation to develop Youth for Unity, a diversity education program designed to combat prejudice, bigotry and discrimination. Youth for Unity is the umbrella title for a comprehensive set of programmatic interventions that will allow Clubs to help members appreciate and understand our society's diversity, recognize unfairness and take personal leadership in confronting bias. Under this initiative, an additional diversity module will be developed for the Street SMART Program.

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