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To inspire and enable all youth, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people learn at school. We create opportunities for high-yield learning activities, which include leisure reading, writing, discussions with knowledgeable adults, homework help, tutoring, helping others, and games, like Scrabble, that help develop cognitive skills.

Good Character & Citizenship programs enhances and develop leadership skills within self, others, the Club and community through service learning and social emotional activities.

The Healthy Lifestyles programs address the distressing trends we see in children’s health. We address the keys to a healthy body, mind, and soul.

Family engagement is a family-centered and strengths based approach to making decisions, setting goals, and achieving desired outcomes for our Club members and their families. BGCGH believes in creating and sustaining strong relationships with families through engagement, empowerment, and access to community partners to positively impact the well-being of the whole family.

Family Engagement

BGCGH’s workforce readiness initiative provides comprehensive workforce development programs to help young people become first-job ready, develop a plan for the future, and build the skills that employers value most.

Summer 2020

For the safety of members

and Club staff, BGCGH is

aligning to State and

public health official

guidelines and has

implemented enhanced safety & hygiene

measures to help reduce the risk of infection

transmission.

Virtual Club Experience

BGCGH has launched it’s Virtual Club Experience for members not attending the Club in-person but would like to still participate in Club programming. The BGCGH Virtual Club Experience offers services 5 days a week starting at 11a through 5p at no cost. Look for this symbol to see if your favorite program is being offered virtually! Click HERE to register for BGCGH’s Virtual Club Experience.

In-person program services

BGCGH has opened 13 Club sites serving members Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Limited capacity. Clubs will be serving the maximum quantity of members recommended by the State health officials. All Clubs will operate at 25% capacity.

Required face coverings. All Club staff will be required to wear face coverings while on BGCGH premises.

Daily Wellness Screenings. Club leadership will screen all staff and all members upon arrival prior to access to the Club including verbal questions and non-invasive temperature checks.

Decreased ratio. In alignment with recommended guidelines, no more

than 10 individuals will be gathered, reducing member to staff ratio to 9:1.

Social distancing. In combination of using separate learning areas, reduced member to staff ratio, and individual seating areas, members will be maintaining the minimal required 6 feet distancing.

Sanitizing. New enhanced procedures for disinfecting, cleaning, and sanitizing of learning spaces intermittently throughout the day. Daily thorough cleaning of entire facility.

No outside guests. Only screened staff and members will be allowed access to the Club. Parents will practice curb-side drop off and pick up outside of the Club.

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AcademicSuccess

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Learning through discovery, creative expression, group work, and culminating project and productionOutcome: Decreased summer learning loss, higher-order thinking skillsOverview: Summer Brain Gain is comprised of one-week modules with fun, themed activities for elementary school, middle school and high school students that are aligned with common core anchor standards with each module taking on the project-based learning approach. SBG contains three areas of focus including SBG Classic, SBG STEM, & SBG Read. Summer Brain Gain lessons are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards governed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Summer Brain Gain

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Science, technology, engineering, mathematics, problem solvingOutcome: Improvement in science and math, with added exposure to STEM careers.Overview: Astro Camp is a challenging science-based camp geared for students who are curious about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Astro Camp lessons and activities are aligned to the multi-state Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards governed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

NASA Astro Camp

Summer 2020

Virtual Programming Available


AcademicSuccess

Audience: youth ages 6 through 11Target skills: Mathematics, critical thinking, and problem solvingOutcome: Increase understanding and confidence in member’s abilities to solve math problems.Overview: Math Express consists of fun, engaging, hands-on math activities provided in a math kits with a variety of manipulatives specific to grade level such as puzzles, math facts, and activities to support student’s math development and overall critical thinking skills. Math Express lessons and activities are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards governed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Math Express

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Audience: youth ages 6 through 11Target skills: Reading comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, and fluencyOutcome: Increased reading comprehension skills, increased reading level, and mastery of TEKS standards. Overview: Book Nook is a rigorous literacy intervention and guided reading program that incorporates practice in phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency. Book Nook’s online platform can be accessed using a variety of devices, accommodates small group or classroom-size sessions, and monitors member progression. Book Nook lessons and activities are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards governed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Book Nook Learning

Summer 2020



AcademicSuccess

Summer 2020

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: literacy and reading comprehension skillsOutcome: Decreased summer loss and increased reading comprehension skills.Overview: Page Turners provides members a positive atmosphere exclusively for reading. This program prepares members for the return to school by reinforcing literacy strategies through increased reading time paired with application of reading comprehension skills. Targeted skills include, but not limited to: making predictions or inferences, providing textual evidence, examining cause and effect, and making visual connections. Page Turners lessons and activities are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards governed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Page Turners

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Literacy and socio-emotional skillsOutcome: Increased ability to express emotions via positive channels and an increase love of learning. Overview: SparkX provides members a positive atmosphere conducive for creativity and self-expression. Via literacy-driven, self-discovery mini-projects, members will learn techniques for managing emotions creatively and are provided an outlet to relieve anxiety attributed to COVID 19 and other environmental factors.

sparkX


spark

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Food safety, analyzing food labels, physical activity, and preparation techniquesOutcome: Identify all sections of MyPlate, read and understand nutrition facts labels and their effects on overall health, importance of exercise and demonstrate basic strengthening and aerobic exercises, increased physical activity Overview: Healthy Teens Healthy Futures is a six-lesson series. Each lesson consists of a nutrition topic, food safety/food handling techniques, and tips on how to increase physical activity, with all the information coming from MyPlate. During each lesson, there will be a time for discussion, small group activities, a section on proper cooking techniques, and finally a whole group physical activity portion. The main focus of every lesson is to get the participants involved and discuss their interpretation of the information, and ultimately giving them the tools and information on what they can do to stay healthy throughout every stage of life.

Healthy Teens, Healthy Future

AcademicSuccess

Audience: youth ages 8 through 12Target skills: Basic nutrition concepts, MyPlate, food safety, physical activity, nutrition, nutrition fact labels, and importance of physical activity.Outcome: Identify MyPlate and foods including in each food group, identify the roles they play to promote healthy living, prepare and store food safely, use the skill of label reading to identify and consume whole grains, learn low sugar and low sodium and low-fat options of foods, understand the importance of being active for an hour each day, and incorporate moderate and vigorous physical activity each day. Overview: Healthy Hero adventures is a six-lesson series. Each lesson consists of MyPlate and its food group discussion, food safety/food handling techniques, and tips and encouragement to be physically active. If time and situation allow, to have a food tasting and/or physical activity component.

Healthy Hero Adventures

Summer 2020

Virtual Programming Only


Audience: youth ages 13 through17Target skills: Coding, robotics, videography, photography, graphic design, digital art, music production Outcome: Increased confidence & self esteem, increased awareness in technology driven careers, increased discovery of creative abilitiesOverview: The Best Buy Teen Tech Center, located inside the Jim & Barbara Morefield Club, is a space designed specifically for teens, that embraces the phrase, a space for innovation through technology. The BBTTC offers state of the art technology and facility encouraging members to explore experiences in programming, film making, music production, design, and much more. Concept and model developed in collaboration with The Clubhouse Network, the MIT Media Lab, and Best Buy.

Best Buy Teen Tech Center

AcademicSuccess

In partnership

Audience: youth ages 6 through 18Target skills: Leadership and service skillsOutcome: Increased ability to use leadership skills to make meaningful change; Increased confidence in leadership skills and abilities; and Increased ability to motivate and inspire others.Overview: MyFuture is BGCA’s mobile-friendly social platform with access to over 125 Boys & Girls Club program activities in areas such as STEM, leadership, and the arts. Members can earn badges in Digital Literacy Essentials, Media Making, Computer Science, Leadership, Visual Arts, and Lyricism 101.

MyFuture

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Audience: youth ages 6 through 12Target skills: Through hands-on activities, girls explore, ask questions, persist, and solve problems.Outcome: Girls understand concepts and careers in STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, & math) Adopt healthy behaviors and make healthy choices.Overview: An approach used to teach girls about science through hands-on and minds-on activities. Girls develop enthusiasm and kills for STEAM and are introduced to careers in STEAM fields through interaction with professionals. Girls will have the opportunity to interact with women in STEAM careers.

Girls Inc. – Operation SMART

AcademicSuccess

Summer 2020


Audience: youth ages 6 through 11Target skills: Social emotional skillsOutcome: Increased ability in identifying 5 universal emotions; Improved competence in identifying emotional triggers; Increased knowledge of healthy coping strategies; and Improved ability to self-regulate through the application of healthy coping strategies. Overview: Inspired by Disney’s Inside Out movie, BGCGH’s Inside Out is a social emotional learning program that utilizes the movie to engage youth in learning about the 5 universal emotions. Thereafter, youth engage in a series of activities and discussions on emotional triggers and healthy coping options.

Inside Out Program

Good Character& Citizenship

Summer 2020

Positive Action



Audience: youth ages 6 though 18Target skills: Social emotional skillsOutcome: Enhanced ability to manage emotions and behaviors; Improved sense of self-concept and self-esteem; and increased positive behaviors.Overview: Positive Action is program comprised on lessons for grades Pre-K to 12th grade targeting the development or enhancement of the physical, intellectual, social, and emotional well-being of youth. Positive Action is based on the philosophy that you feel good about yourself when you do positive actions.

Good Character& Citizenship

Summer 2020

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Research & analysis, problem solving, exploring problems, planning, discovering passions and interestsOutcome: Members will increase a connection to their passion, explore problems and create a question to solve, increased skills in research and analysis, increased determination to create and invent an event, and increased knowledge in planning logistics. Overview: Million Members, Million Hours of Service (MMMHS) is a new initiative to involve Club kids and teens in service activities year-round. With support from the Citi Foundation, our more than 4,000 Boys & Girls Clubs will work to raise members’ awareness of community service opportunities and provide them with resources to undertake projects for their communities. Our movement's aim is that at least 1 million members will perform 1 million hours of service within five years.

Millions Members Million Hours of Service


Audience: youth ages 13 through 17Target skills: Digital arts & media, visual artsOutcome: Increased awareness of social justice and its impact on their lives, increased feeling of empowerment to become change agents in their communitiesOverview: Through critical and intentional conversations, artistic expression and service learning projects, teen members will become empowered to be the change that they would like to see in their communities.

Teen Social Justice Initiative: Be the Change you Want 2 See


#BeTheChangeYouWant

2See

Audience: youth ages 6 through 18Target skills: Physical activity, nutrition, good choicesOutcome: Increased physical activity, good nutrition, and healthy relationships. Overview: A comprehensive healthy and wellness initiative that strives to improve the overall health of members by increasing their daily physical activity, teaching them good nutrition, and helping them develop healthy relationships.

Triple Play

HealthyLifestyles

Triple Play: Healthy Habits

Triple Play: Social Recreation

Triple Play: Daily ChallengesAudience: youth ages 6 through 18Target skills: Physical activity, nutrition, good choicesOutcome: Develop a young person’s ability, confidence, & motivation to be fit. Overview: The “Body” component of Triple Play promotes becoming more physically active through a variety of games, cooperative activities, and sports.

Audience: youth ages 6 through 18Target skills: Physical activity, nutrition, good choicesOutcome: Develop a young person’s confidence in themselves and connection to others. Overview: The “Soul” component of Triple Play encompasses the social recreation activities that are critical to positive youth development.

Audience: youth ages 6 through 18Target skills: Physical activity, nutrition, good choicesOutcome: Develop a young person’s ability, confidence, and motivation to eat healthy for life. Overview: The “Mind” component of Triple Play that focuses on making choices that support a healthy eating pattern and physical wellness.

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Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: decision-making and critical thinking skills, leadershipOutcomes: Resist alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and premature sexual activity, leadershipOverview: Smart Moves is a nationally acclaimed prevention program originally developed in the 1980s where participants are exposed to various activities designed to hone in on their decision-making and critical thinking sills. Members also learn hot to avoid and/or resist tobacco use, alcohol consumption, other drugs, and premature sexual activity.

Audience: female youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: eating right, staying physically fit, getting good health care, and developing positive relations with peers and adultsOutcome: Increased health and nutrition, self-esteem, prevention educationOverview: Smart Girls is a small group health, fitness, prevention/education, and self-esteem enhancement program designed to meet the development needs of girls in three age groups.

Smart Moves

Smart Girls

HealthyLifestyles

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Leadership, decision-making, and critical thinkingOutcomes: Develops a young person’s ability, confidence, and motivation to eat healthy for life.Overview: Through a collaboration with the Houston Food Bank (HFB) and Be a Champion, each Club member is provided with a hot, balanced meal each day. HFB also makes available its employees to assist with the implementation of the Healthy Habits curriculum at the Clubs.

Sysco Kid’s Café

Summer 2020

Audience: youth ages 13 through 17Target skills: safe driving skills and practice skills on a driving simulatorOutcome: UPS Road Code focuses on different safety principles throughout the program. From basic instruction to the consequences of risky behaviors such as talking on cell phones, texting, and drinking while driving. Overview: To teach teens the leading risks for teen drivers and specific driving techniques to keep them safe while behind the wheel and as passengers.

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Fundamentals in football, basketball, and cheerleading. Teamwork & sportsmanship. Positive relation amongst authority and peers. Improved fitness conditioning and enhanced stress-management skills.Outcome: To provide with a positive experience while participating in basketball, flag or tackle football leagues and cheerleading programs. Providing Clubs staff and volunteers with proper coaching, education, and training opportunities. Overview: The ALL STARS program helps locals Clubs implement leagues in youth football, basketball, and cheerleading programs to teach young people character and teambuilding skills, as well as athletic fundamentals. Program participants are coached by Clubs staff and volunteers who have successfully completed sport appropriate trainings and certifications.

UPS Road Code

All Stars

HealthyLifestyles

Summer 2020



Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Learning baseball rules and fundamentals, teamwork & sportsmanship, positive relationship with Club staff, improved fitness and conditioning, and enhanced stress management skillsOutcomes: To provide youth with a positive experience while participating in baseball.Overview: Fun At Bat is an enrichment program based in baseball for all kids. The overarching goal of this program is to promote fun and active lifestyles for children while teaching them the fundamentals of baseball.

Audience: youth ages 6 through 17Target skills: Improve overall fitness and health through good nutrition, while participating in fun, engaging instructional camps and games that build on the fundamentals of soccerOutcome: Positive experience while introducing and creating an appreciation for soccer, through skill building, instructional programs, and league playOverview: Just Kick It is a BGCGH program in partnership with the Houston Dynamo encouraging members to improve their overall fitness and health through good nutrition, while participating in fun, engaging instructional clinics and games that build on the fundamentals of soccer

Fun at Bat

Just Kick It Soccer

HealthyLifestyles

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WorkforceReadiness

Audience: youth ages 6 through 13Target skills: Financial literacy, problem solving, communication skills, self-esteem, entrepreneurship, and philanthropyOutcome: Youth learn how to start, own and operate their own business.Overview: Lemonade Day programming builds self-reliance and increases financial literacy skills by introducing members to important business & entrprenurial concepts.

Lemonade Day

Audience: youth ages 13 through 17Target skills: Employability skillsOutcome: 90% of Junior Staff will successfully complete a BGCGH summer apprenticeship.Overview: Junior Staff will prepare teens for first jobs via work-based learning experiences. Teens will be engaged in Boys & Girls Club apprenticeships and employability skills training. This program positions members in a talent pipeline for employment in youth development programs.

Junior Staff

Summer 2020


WorkforceReadiness

Audience: youth ages 14 through 17Target skills: Employability skillsOutcome: Mastery of employability soft skills. Exposure to career-related technical skills. Overview: SkillZ 101 is a program that offers teens entry level career exposure and skill development. Training in both soft and technical skills will equip teens for entry into the workforce upon labor market recovery.

Skillz 101

Audience: youth ages 14 through 17Target skills: Entrepreneurial & economic principles.Outcome: Youth employ entrepreneurial skills to establish a product and operate a business to generate revenue. Overview: Youth Entrepreneurs equips teens with knowledge and skills in entrepreneurial and economic principles. This experiential educational model aids teens in developing a growth mindset, business ownership competency, and an opportunity to generate income despite the decline of summer youth employment due to COVID 19 labor market uncertainty.

Youth Entrepreneurs

Summer 2020


SKILLZ

101

Audience: Parents and Club Members Target skills: Social, Partner NetworkingOutcome: Increase the ability to build strong rapport and relationships with families and serve as an opportunity to bridge the gap of services needed by families that are available within a given community.Overview: Family engagement events are BGCGH events in which parents are invited as the audience as well as participants. The added criteria to BGCGH events which makes these events unique, is an intentional thought of including community partners that will add benefit to families through these connections. We use this opportunity to bridge the gap of services that are be available within a given community, which parents may not otherwise have.

Audience: Parents Target skills: Social, Relationship Building, Empathy, Active Listening. Intervene, Evaluate Outcome: Increased feedback from parent, parent networking, increased ability to build strong rapport and relations with families, and the ability to provide a safe environment for the parents to speak of club/parent needs.Overview: The roundtable atmosphere is “safe” place in which parents are invited to share positive experiences and as well as share opportunities for the club to improve the optimal club experience for members and parents.

Family Engagement Events

Parent Round Tables

Family Engagement

Family Engagement

Parent Roundtable

Summer 2020



Audience: Parents and Club Members within impacted zip codes in Greater HoustonOutcome: Providing emergency food assistance for families that are in need.Overview: BGCGH will outreach to families who are in need of food assistance and mental health referrals to local service providers. Through Project GIVES, BGCGH will also provide food assistance to families via the Hunger Not Impossible food program and food resource card for groceries.

Project GIVES

Family Engagement

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