BGCA | Programs

Something happens every school day at 3:00 p.m. In the hour following the ringing of school bells across the country, violent juvenile crime skyrockets.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America believes that quality after-school programming can reverse these trends. CAMPAIGN 3 P.M., a nationwide call to raise awareness about the critical importance of quality after-school programs, was launched in December 2001. Staples and Staples Foundation for Learning are the national sponsors of the CAMPAIGN 3 P.M. initiative.

To support CAMPAIGN 3 P.M., Boys & Girls Clubs has added a new spokesperson, baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez – “A-Rod” – of the New York Yankees. The following is his endorsement for the program:


01 Alex Rodríguez: "Three o'clock...	02 Where do your kids go?	03 When I was nine, my mom had to work two full time jobs to keep our family together...


04 She didn’t get home till eleven. The streets were there...	05 But, for my sake, so was the Boys & Girls Club	06 --a positive place for kids ...and our second home every day after school.


07 Eddie Rodríguez ran the Boys & Girls Club in my neighborhood. And he still does today.	08 He taught me to believe in myself, be positive, stay grounded...	09 and to keep my eye on the ball.


10 I still come back to train at the Boys & Girls Club...	11 ...with Eddie!	12 He’s like a father to me.


13 Today, there are three thousand Boys & Girls Clubs...	14 ...where caring people like Eddie help our children succeed.	15 Does it work? It did for me.


	16 Support the Boys & Girls Clubs. The Positive Place for Kids."

29% of Club members are 10-12 years of age.