2024 Club Youth Snapshots
Thanks to your support, Club youth demonstrated remarkable leadership, growth, and success in 2024. With the opportunities and resources made possible by donors like you, kids and teens not only thrived personally, but they also gave back to their communities while actively pursuing their academic, career, and personal goals with purpose and determination.
Arya is no stranger to adversity, but through her Boys & Girls Club support system she began harnessing her voice for the issues she cares about, including overturning common misconceptions on youth mental health and youth in the foster care system.
From budgeting to scholarships, Boys & Girls Clubs gave Mohammad A. the tools to pursue his dream of graduating college debt-free on his way to becoming a dentist.
A Boys & Girls Club field trip sparked an interest in aviation in Jill that she, her mom and the Club have since fueled. Now, the 17-year-old has earned her student pilot’s license before her driver’s license and is planning for a future in aeronautical engineering – clearing the runway for more aviators who look like her.
When Rozaria sought to rediscover her sense of self, she was inspired by her Boys & Girls Club to embrace her individuality — from her Cape Verde heritage to her work as a teen advocate to her aspirations to work in medicine.
For Charlie, the Boys & Girls Club gave him the academic support he needed to graduate with a plan for the future.
After American basketball superstar Caitlin Clark handily blocked Boys & Girls Club kid Eli’s shot on the basketball court, she invited him and his family to a game. Now, the 7-year-old is revving up their friendly rivalry with a video asking for a rematch.
