The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
For over 50 years, The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs have been unique places created by The Salvation Army that offer programs and services that exemplify and actively practice Christian principles. This is done in a way that causes recipients of our services to learn to admire the values, ethics and skills presented, and incorporate them into their own lives. To reach today’s young people and their families in a non-threatening way, our Clubs create an accepting, positive and challenging environment where young people of every background, circumstance, race, creed and religion feel welcomed. As part of the Salvation Army’s family and services, this program is offered to the poorest and neediest among us. It is for this reason that The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs are so vital to The Salvation Army’s mission and ministry.
COVID-19 CLUB IMPACT
Families Received Educational Kits and Food Boxes.
Total Youth Served in 2020.
Sites Serving Children of Essential Employees
Families Received Financial Support
Families Connected via Wellness Checks
Healthy Meals Provided to Out Of School Youth
Boys and Girls Club Programs
Explore innovative programs designed to empower youth to excel in school, become good citizens and lead healthy, productive lives
Education and Career Development
Character and Leadership Development
Health and Life Skills
Passport to Manhood, SMART Moves, Cyber Safety, SMART Girls, Healthy Habits. These programs develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors to nurture their well-being, set personal goals and grow into self-sufficient adults.
The Arts
Sports and Recreation
Spiritual Development
Adventure Corps: Explorer (Grades 1-5) and Ranger (Grades 6-12) Programs. Girls Character Building: Sunbeam (Grades 1-5) and Guard (Grades 6-12) Programs and Club 316 (all grades). Orange Programs: Orange 252 Kids and 252 Basics. These programs are a holistic Christian Education experience. Our goal is to help children develop social and communication habits, decision making and life skills, character, and leadership in a balanced environment for learning, developing, and caring that is age-appropriate and Christ-centered.
Similar, Yet Distinctly Different
The Salvation Army’s Boys & Girls Clubs and the Boys & Girls Club Organizations are both designed to serve the local needs of children in the communities in which they operate, and both are chartered by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Being chartered by Boys & Girls Clubs of America, both meet the membership requirements and standards of operation of the national organization, and share a common philosophy of youth development strategies and techniques. In addition, both take advantage of the many programs and services offered by Boys & Girls Clubs of America to its local affiliates
Although The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs are, in most ways, similar to regular Boys & Girls Club organizations they, nonetheless, are distinctly unique!
The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs have the advantage of being part of two of the most effective and trusted national nonprofit organizations in the world; thereby, benefiting from the vast experience and mission of both of these great movements. Further, as a Christian organization, The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs offer programs and services that emulate Christian principles.
