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HERE. ANNUAL REPORT 2019 TABLE of CONTENTS GREAT APPRECIATION 1 2 OUR Everything Has Changed So Quickly in Recent Weeks OF KING COUNTY GREAT FUTURES START HERE. ANNUAL REPORT 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS GREAT APPRECIATION 1 2 OUR Everything has changed so quickly in recent weeks. GREAT GREAT APPRECIATION IMPACT MISSION My hope now is that each of you find comfort and pride in this report, especially the many demonstrations of how our Club community is accustomed to standing To inspire and enable all young people, by one another, pulling each other up, and building great futures together. 4 6 especially those who need us most, to GREAT GREAT reach their full potential as productive, During the COVID-19 pandemic, our Clubs are providing essential child care YOUTH PROGRAMMING responsible, and caring citizens. services to our community heroes who are keeping us safe and healthy— 8 9 including all Essential Workforce like first responders, medical personnel, and GREAT GREAT OUR grocery workers. SUMMERS MINDS VISION Our Club community is there for those who need us most. We are deeply 10 11 To provide a world-class Club Experience grateful to all our Club families, donors, and partners who put the Clubs in a GREAT GREAT that assures success is within reach of strong position to stay open and serve youth during this unique crisis. VOICES STAFF every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate In this reflection on 2019, let’s celebrate some of the factors that allow us to 12 14 from high school with a plan for the stand up to the current challenge. Together, we: GREAT INSTITUTIONAL future, demonstrating good character and 1. Committed to reach more youth in all our Clubs through culturally PARTNERS PARTNERS citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle. relevant, inclusive, and diverse programming. 18 20 2. Created a balanced budget that supports our strategic priorities, while FINANCIALS GREAT also investing in our staff of committed professionals dedicated to LEADERSHIP serving youth. 21 3. Strengthened relationships with current and potential partners, GREAT as we aim to earn the reputation of being the region’s premier youth CLUBS development organization. Please celebrate with us—these are your wins and some of the many reasons we are able to still serve families of our community heroes during this extended school closure. I firmly believe that, with you by our side, we’ll be able to return to serving ~1,900 children and teens a day the moment it is safe to do so. Again, thank you! Sincerely, Laurie Black President & CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of King County 1 GREAT IMPACT Our award-winning, innovative programs empower youth to excel in school, become good citizens, and lead healthy, productive lives. We do whatever it takes to build great futures. 562 In 2019: club employees 34 1,316 clubs program 19,949 volunteers total youth served in greater seattle board of 128 members 9,917 10,032 21 directors of club advisory boards registered club members other youth served through special programs and events 39% identify female school year summer 1,894 average daily 1,131 average daily 61% attendance attendance identify male 316,311 snacks and 72,550 snacks and meals served meals served 2 3 GREAT YOUTH Meet Tré We believe every young person in our community Personalized mentorship is a key ingredient to the Clubs’ success in helping is already great. We know that access to our Clubs youth set and achieve goals. creates opportunities for great futures. That’s what our Wallingford Club’s Fall 2019 Youth of the Quarter, Zeke, discovered. Zeke and his mentor, Wallingford Teen Director Tré Beauchamp, built their relationship based on trust, support, and a one-on-one approach. “Tré is my mentor, an adult I can talk to, and my friend. If there is anyone that I approach about a serious issue, it has always been Tré first” said Zeke. Tré is a former Wallingford Club kid, and had many of the same mentors as current members. “I can say [to the youth] ‘I understand what you’re going through,’ and that connection is really helpful.” Mini Clubs Keystone Conference After hosting special-interest programs With a focus on inclusion, collaboration, Teens from our Ballard and Wallingford for several years, the staff at the North and communication, Club leaders begin Keystone Clubs raised funds to attend the Beach Boys & Girls Club recognized each Mini Club session by making a National Keystone Conference in Florida the entrepreneurial spirit in members for charter and establishing group rules with last July. hosting their own programs, known as the Mini Club members based on what Mini Clubs. they all want the six weeks to look like. Two thousand Keystone teens from across the country came together to celebrate a During these sessions, members in 3rd to The Mini Club program has sparked common passion for making the world a 5th grades may apply to lead a Mini Club excitement around building leadership and better place. Keystone provides leadership by putting together a list of their leadership teamwork skills among North Beach Club development opportunities for young skills and a proposed six-week activity members. Kindergartners regularly talk people ages 14 to 18. plan. Each Mini Club leader then selects a about how they cannot wait until they’re old counselor “mentor” to help them throughout enough to lead their own Clubs! Youth participate in activities in three the process. The leader turns in a weekly focus areas: academic success, career shopping list and brainstorms ideas with preparation, and community service. their mentor. 4 5 GREAT PROGRAMMING Over 800 kids and volunteers across Greater Seattle gathered at Husky Stadium last July for a day of outdoor fun and lessons in leading an active and healthy lifestyle. Youth enjoyed our many Club program offerings, including soccer, golf, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, rugby, volleyball, karate, parkour, yoga, and football. Big thanks to our partner, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Washington, for its four years of consecutive support for Summer Field Day. Leadership Programs ensure youth become responsible, caring citizens. Torch Club is a Boys & Girls Clubs community service group for middle school youth. The program provides youth opportunities to gain leadership skills Our academic programs help • Science and Tech help kids while giving back to their communities. young people prepare for college enhance their STEM skills. The Motivated by the idea of helping their and a 21st-Century career. Our Club facilitates science experiments neighbors, the Robert Eagle Staff Middle and provides access to computers programs include: School Torch Club youth organized a day of and software, bridging opportunity supplying and serving hot meals for people gaps and readying youth for experiencing homelessness. • Homework help modern careers. • Reading Buddy programs • Entrepreneurship classes focus In the weeks leading up to the event, the • Science clubs on inspiring confidence, building kids planned the logistics, determined each • Experiential learning leadership skills, and teaching member’s role, and established how the • STEM (Science, Technology, business aptitude. The kids identified event would run. Engineering, and Mathematics) the industry and invented a company name and logo. The Work, Learn, & Earn Summer Learning Program at our Smilow *This program is funded through the Families and Education Levy manged through DEEL, City of Seattle. It changed my perspective Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club focuses on a lot of things. When I was on supporting youth of color in building younger, I didn’t know why math and leadership skills. Health & Wellness and Sports & “people were living on the streets • Financial literacy and leadership skills Recreation Programs develop kids’ and didn’t care that much. Now classes teach middle school Club capacity to engage in positive behaviors, that I’ve gone and helped them members about the basics of banking develop physical fitness and teamwork, and seen why they’re out there and investments, so they can build and reduce stress. and their living style, I feel more smart financial futures. compassion for them. -Andres, Club youth 6 7 GREAT SUMMERS GREAT MINDS NBA Math Hoops is a board game and curriculum that helps kids learn math and interpersonal skills through basketball. Boys & Girls Club summer camp is a great way to spend my time over In 2018, Boys & Girls Clubs of King County the summer. It allows me to entered a partnership with the Seattle Storm spend time with my friends, for NBA Math Hoops to become part of our learn over the summer, and program offerings. travel to unique places I would never be able to go to. -Julian The 2019 NBA Math Hoops National Championship took place in Oakland, California, and we were proud to send one of our very own Club kids to compete. Mikayla, now 11, has been a member of our North Seattle Club for years. She learned about Math Hoops through the Club. Mikayla now likes doing her math homework and says she still can’t believe how good she has become at it since enrolling in the program. She credits the program with helping her to continue succeeding in math. Our programs provide opportunities for youth to have fun over the summer and combat summer learning loss. The experience Summer Brain Gain is designed to provide sounded cool. And I equitable learning opportunities for all thought to myself I had been members with regular academic time and behind in a lot of math, so visits to cultural sights in our area. I took the opportunity to challenge myself. Ever since Activity plans are broken down into I’ve been faster and more grade levels and include structured time accurate in my math. for reading, writing, math, and social & - Mikayla emotional learning — vital skills for well-rounded academic success.
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