The Boys & Girls Clubs Of Weld County Inc

PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF BOYS AND GIRLS DURING CRITICAL PERIODS OF THEIR GROWTH.

FORM 990 PART III LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT ALTHOUGH CLUB MEMBERS COME FROM ALL SOCIO-ECONOMIC RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS MOST BGCWC MEMBERS EXPERIENCE VOLATILE HOME LIVES COPE WITH LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND FACE FOOD HOUSING AND ECONOMIC INSECURITY. OF OUR MEMBERS 70% QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH 40% LIVE IN SINGLE-PARENT HOUSEHOLDS AND 58% OF MEMBERS REPRESENT A RACE OTHER THAN WHITE. OUR CLUB MEMBER DEMOGRAPHICS REPRESENT A MICROCOSM OF WELD COUNTY AS A WHOLE - A COUNTY WHERE 49% OF CHILDREN QUALIFY FOR FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH AND 29% ARE CHILDREN OF SINGLE MOMS.[3] DESPITE THESE CHALLENGES THE YOUTH WHO PARTICIPATE IN BGCWC ARE RESILIENT CURIOUS ENGAGED AND DETERMINED TO SUCCEED. TO ACHIEVE OUR GOALS AND OUTCOMES HOWEVER WE MUST ENGAGE WITH OUR MEMBERS REGULARLY. PLENTY OF RESEARCH TELLS US THAT YOUTH NEED MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GROW AT HOME SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THAT IF WE ARE TO ENGAGE YOUTH TRULY THOSE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES MUST ALSO BE FUN. REGULAR ATTENDANCE IN OUR CLUB EXPERIENCE INCLUDES PARTICIPATION IN TWO TYPES OF PROGRAMMING: HIGH-YIELD ACTIVITIES HANDS-ON INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES THAT REINFORCE CORE SKILLS AND TARGETED PROGRAMS EDUCATION SERVICE & LEADERSHIP HEALTH & WELLNESS SPORTS & RECREATION AND THE ARTS.

SPORTS AND RECREATION: THESE PROGRAMS PROMOTE PHYSICAL HEALTH BY PROVIDING LOW-RISK SETTINGS FOR MEMBERS TO EXPLORE MOVING THEIR BODIES AND EATING HEALTHY FOODS. THESE PLAYFUL EXPERIENCES BUILD MOVEMENT SKILLS SUCH AS RUNNING AND THROWING AND NUTRITION SKILLS SUCH AS CHOOSING HEALTHY FOODS. MEMBERS DEVELOP POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTHY EATING TO SUPPORT A LIFETIME OF HEALTHY DECISIONS.

FORM 990 PART III LINE 4C - THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT SERVICE & LEADERSHIP: THESE PROGRAMS BUILD LEADERSHIP WITH SELF LEADERSHIP WITH OTHERS AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THEY GIVE YOUTH THE CONFIDENCE AND ABILITIES TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THEIR WORLD.IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 BGCWC PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO OVER 1,273 TOTAL YOUTH AND ENGAGED WITH OVER 266 MEMBERS EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE KNOW THAT WHEN CHILDREN ARE REGULARLY OFFERED THE TOOLS SUPPORT AND STRUCTURE TO GROW INTO SELF SUFFICIENT CONFIDENT AND PREPARED ADULTS CRITICAL OUTCOMES ARE ACHIEVED. RESULTS INCLUDE ENDURING CHANGE FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC SOCIAL AND CIVIC HEALTH. STUDIES SHOW THAT ENSURING YOUTH DEVELOP INTO MATURE RESPONSIBLE ADULTS RESULTS IN FOR EXAMPLE LOWER INCARCERATION RATES FEWER UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES AND RELYING ON EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR HEALTH CARE-AND THE HIGH SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC COSTS THAT GO WITH THESE OPTIONS. WHEN ONE INVESTS IN YOUTH THE RETURNS LEAD TO A SKILLED WORKFORCE INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND ENGAGED AND CONTRIBUTING CITIZENS.