North Penn Valley Boys & Girls Club: The Positive Place For Kids
About Us
ABOUT US

About North Penn Valley Boys & Girls ClubThe North Penn Valley and Indian Valley Boys & Girls Clubs provide safe and supervised environments for children ages 6-18 everyday after school. For only $20.00 per year, the Clubs offer children and youth daily, organized activities, tournaments and contests, and our popular programs. Each day, children get to enjoy free time and socialize with their friends while surrounded by positive youth development professionals.

WHAT MAKES OUR CLUB SPECIAL
The North Penn Valley and Indian Valley Boys & Girls Clubs provide:
  • A safe place to learn and grow.
  • Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals.
  • Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences.
  • Hope and opportunity.
Four key characteristics define the essence of a Boys & Girls Club.
All are critical in exerting positive impact on the life of a child:
  1. Dedicated Youth Facility
    2. The Boys & Girls Club is a place -- an actual neighborhood-based building -- designed solely for youth programs and activities.
  2. Open Daily
    3. The Club is open every day, after school when kids have free time and need positive, productive outlets.
  3. Professional Staff
    4. Every Club has full-time, trained youth development professionals, providing positive role models and mentors. Volunteers provide key supplementary support.
  4. Available/Affordable to All Youth
    5. Our facility reaches out to kids who cannot afford, or may lack access to, other community programs.
The Scope of Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• 3.6 million boys & girls served
• Over 3,300 Club locations
• Locations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands plus domestic and international military bases
• Some 40,000 trained professional staff

An Ounce of Prevention
It takes money to run a Boys & Girls Club — on average, about $200 per youth per year. But consider the alternative: keeping a young adult in jail costs taxpayers anywhere from $25,000 to $75,000 per year. Boys & Girls Clubs — a proven delinquency prevention program — are one of the best bargains in America.

Our History
Boys & Girls Clubs of America had its beginnings in 1860 with several women in Hartford, Connecticut. Believing that boys who roamed the streets should have a positive alternative, they organized the first Club. A cause was born. In 1906, several Boys Clubs decided to affiliate. The Federated Boys Clubs in Boston was formed with 53 member organizations. In 1931, the Boys Club Federation of America became Boys Clubs of America. In 1956, Boys Clubs of America celebrated its 50th anniversary and received a U.S. Congressional Charter. To recognize the fact that girls are a part of our cause, the national organization’s name was changed to Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 1990. Accordingly, Congress amended and renewed our charter.




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