Kids Need a Place to Be Kids
Put their great futures within reach
It’s our great future. And it starts here—with you.
Today’s kids are dealing with adult problems.
- An 8-year-old should be excited about school, not worried about where they will go once school lets out.
- A 6-year-old should play pretend, not have to pretend they’re full without access to a warm meal each night.
- An 11-year-old should dream about their future, not worry about tomorrow.
At more than 5,400 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, millions of kids have access to the safe places, dependable meals and caring mentors they need to be anything they can dream —even just being a kid.
If there’s one thing we know, it’s that great futures start with great childhoods. You can put great futures within reach for every kid.
Support Great Futures for Every Kid
Your donation today gives Club kids a safe place, a warm meal and caring mentors so they can take on the world.
Today’s Youth Need You Now
1 in 5 kids
 are alone and unsupervised
after school between 2-6 p.m.
1 in 5 kids
are unsure where they
will get their next meal.
1 in 3 young people
will grow up without a mentor.
On average, it costs just $20 for a family to send their child to the Boys & Girls Club for an entire year.
Your donation today gives more kids a place where they can focus on what’s most important — just being kids.
Great Childhoods Start Here
Every kid deserves an equal opportunity to reach their full potential.
Here’s how Boys & Girls Clubs open doors to help kids find and fulfill their purpose.
When her family dynamic suddenly changed, Isabel began taking on more responsibilities to support her single mom and 4 siblings. But the Club gave her a safe place to be a kid again. Read more →
AJ helped inspire his local Club to create a dinner program, providing hot, healthy dinners to more than 250 kids a day. Read more →
Columbia University. Stage appearances with First Lady Jill Biden. Jorge is determined to bring his ambitions to life, and credits his Club mentor with giving him the confidence and critical skills to do so. Read more →
