Boys and Girls Clubs

Through mentorship, safe places & life-enhancing programs, we do whatever it takes to empower kids and teens to build great futures! Explore our innovative programs designed to empower youth to excel in school, become good citizens and lead healthy, productive lives.

Someone to look up to. Someone to talk to about dreams and fears. Someone to celebrate victories big and small. A good mentor is there to listen, to support, to care.

With more than 264,000 trained staff and volunteers, we provide caring guidance and support to millions of kids and teens across America in order to help them grow into confident, capable adults.

In a mentoring program at the local Boys & Girls Club, young people find positive adult mentors in staff and volunteers who notice their strengths, listen to their concerns and open up doors of possibility. From connecting youth to a program that deepens their interests to sparking their curiosity in a future career field, inspiring mentors help kids and teens explore their full potential.

There are also plentiful benefits of mentors — including helping prevent early drug use, encouraging teens to be college- and career-ready, and promoting positive mental health outcomes. Club kids are also more comfortable talking about personal topics with Club staff than school staff, such as personal struggles (72%), personal identities (74%) and personal goals (84%).