Bright Spot for Reading
Ensuring a meaningful education for every child in America has never been more crucial than it is today. America’s young people are performing poorly in school. Despite decades of reform, the American educational system is struggling to meet the increasing demands placed on it. Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s effort to address critical issues in education, Every Member, Every Year, is targeted to ensure that all Club members graduate from high school on time, ready for a post-secondary education and a 21st-century career. We expect every Club member to be promoted every year to the next grade level, preparing them to graduate from high school and achieve real-world success. The success of Every Member, Every Year is contingent upon members’ success at literacy tasks.

BGCA has partnered with The Walmart Foundation to implement an initiative to engage adolescents in reading and literacy. With Walmart Foundation’s generous support, local Boys & Girls Clubs will create Bright Spot for Reading centers, reading-rich environments which provide programming to encourage adolescents to read more and develop a more positive attitude toward reading.

This project also encourages Boys & Girls Clubs to develop or strengthen existing partnerships with their local libraries to enhance programs and services. Through enhanced programming at the Club, use of technology and partnerships within the community, the Bright Spot for Reading initiative aims to instill in youth ages 11-15 a desire to become life-long learners.

Healthy Servings
Boys & Girls Clubs have a long history of providing food for its youth members. BGCA has established a partnership with The Walmart Foundation to eradicate hunger and under-nutrition in the U.S. Through the generosity of Walmart Foundation, 425 Clubs will receive more than $3 million to provide healthy meals and snacks to their members this summer, and throughout the year. The partnership will also help Clubs to enter into collaborations with other community and state organizations to ensure that every child has the nutrition they need to realize their potential.


 

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