What is a Boys and Girls Club?

Boys and Girls Clubs nurture young people's self-esteem by installing in them a sense of belonging, competence, power and influence, and usefulness. Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas, do this daily by providing young people with one-on-one relationships with caring adult professionals and fun, age-appropriate, well-rounded programming.

Boys and Girls Club Code

I believe in God and the right to worship according to my own faith and religion.

I believe in America and the American way of life.

I believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

I believe in fair play, honesty, and sportsmanship.

I believe in my Boys and Girls Club, which stands for all these things.

In 2006 The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas served

48.8% boys

51.2% girls

In 2005 The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas served

51.9% boys

48.1% girls

In 2003 The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas served

1504 total youths

In 2004 The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas served

2026 total youths

In 2005 The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas served

2456 total youths

In 2006 The Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas served

OVER 2800 total youths

OUR STORY

To help kids have a better chance against problems such as; gangs, street violence, and juvenile crime, the Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas was opened in Sedgwick County in 1990.

The opening of the first Boys & Girls Club in 1990 was the result of a special partnership between; the founding board,
United Way of the Plains, Derby and Wichita School Districts, and several businesses which made the Club a reality. From
that first Oaklawn Branch, the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas Club have shown rapid growth.

Around the country, Boys & Girls Clubs have been providing creative programs for youth for more than 100 years. The
scope of the Boys & Girls Club movement in the U.S. now serves more than 5 million school age children every day
through some 3,600 facilities.

Boys & Girls Clubs provide a safe haven and stimulating environment for kids in our community. Youth development professionals provide guidance, support, and supervision for activities to age appropriate groups. The Clubs do more than
just give kids a place to go after school and during the summer. They provide homework assistance and tutoring, performing arts, reading, health education, computer training, character and leadership activities, entrepreneurship and sports programs for every child interested in participating. Each program area focuses on the youth development strategy of the club, and that is instilling in every child a sense of competence, belonging, power and influence, and usefulness. Above all the Boys and Girls Club is the Positive Place for Kids!

Boys and Girls Clubs Fact Sheet

Challenges Facing Youth who live near 21st and Grove:

• 27% are growing up in single-parent homes
• 39% live below the poverty level
• The robbery rate is 14 times higher than the rest of the city
• The murder rate is six times higher
• Teen pregnancy rate is 49% higher than the rest of the population’s
• The high school dropout rate is 26% higher

30% of Wichita's total population of children, less than 18 years of age, for whom poverty status is determined, are living in the Northeast communities.

25% of Wichita's total population of single parent households is located in the Northeast communities.

25% of all children in the city of Wichita under the age of 17, living in single parent families below the poverty level, reside in the Northeast communities.

 

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