BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL IOWA 2018 ANNUAL REPORT THE BGCCI MISSION At Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa, we provide a safe, supportive place for kids and teens to be after school and during the summer, with structured programs and caring staff role models in place to address the most difficult challenges facing our young people. OUR MISSION To inspire and enable all young people, especially those that need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. OUR VISION To provide a world-class Club experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who walks through our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle. OUR VALUES Respect • Integrity • Compassion • Excellence • Safety 2 A MESSAGE FROM BGCCI LEADERSHIP Dear Friend, Thank you for your generous support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa (BGCCI)! Because of you, our kids and teens have a safe, supportive place to be when they’re not in school and the resources they need to reach great futures! For over 50 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa has provided life-changing guidance for the young people of our Des Moines community. This year, we served 1,900 members, celebrating milestones, special events, and impactful programs along the way. However, we know there are many more young people we can guide to great futures. We also know our members are more likely to succeed if they start their Club journeys early and continue throughout their academic careers. That’s why in the past year, we’ve launched a future vision of growth called Club Pathways. Through this visionary plan, BGCCI will complete four paths of Clubs in Des Moines so that kids and teens can progress from elementary through high school with the Boys & Girls Clubs by their side. In the following pages, you’ll learn more about the past year at Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa, our exciting Club Pathways vision, and how you can get involved in the great futures of our kids and teens! Thank you for helping us pave the way for the future leaders of our Des Moines community! Respect • Integrity • Compassion • Excellence • Safety Jodie Warth Bryan Boesen 2 Chief Executive Officer Board President 3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Bryan Boesen - Morgan Stanley, President Brent Wilberts - Deloitte & Touche, Treasurer David Chapman - BTC Capital Management, Secretary Eric Coleman - Nationwide Insurance, Vice President at Large Tony Dickinson- NCMIC Group, Inc., Vice President at Large Mike Ensley - FBL Financial Group, Vice President at Large Holly Clifton - DuPont Pioneer, Past President DIRECTORS Andrea Abel - Community Volunteer Christopher Kyhl - QCI Chris Beard - Community Volunteer Colleen MacRae - Nyemaster Goode Joesph Benesh - The Ingenuity Company Todd McGowan - US Bank Ben Bruns - The Weitz Company Ross Peterson - iHeart Media Sanborn Darling - CINTAS Tom Rupprecht - R&R Realty Group Jill Burnett-Requist - Carver Community School Lezlee Schutty - Bankers Trust Company Nancy Croy - McCombs Middle School David Slinker - Community Volunteer Larry Davey - Des Moines Police Department Brett Smith - Wells Fargo Bank Chris Grady - Athene USA John Smith - Drake University Chuck Howell - Meredith Corporation Dawn Wright - John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group Tanner Krause - Kum & Go TRUSTEES Julie Ross - K. Renee, Chair Michael Frazier - Pharmacist BJ Baker III - The Baker Group Steve Lacy - Meredith Corporation Suzie Glazer Burt - Philanthropist Dave Olson - Commercial Insurance Mary Coffin - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Stuart Ruddy - Knapp Properties 4 Deniz Franke - Ameriprise Financial Services OUR CARING STAFF MENTORS Our staff are the most important ingredient in making the Boys & Girls Clubs formula work. In 2017, we employed 21 full time employees as well as 79 part-time Youth Development Professionals (YDPs). In each of our five Des Moines sites, our Club staff plan and implement structured programs for our members. Even more so, they become trusted role models, there to provide our kids and teens with the guidance and resources they need to reach great futures. In addition to staff, in 2017, BGCCI also relied on over 600 volunteers to implement the BGCCI mission. From assistance with special events, to packaging food for our Club families, to providing program and career guidance in the Clubs, our volunteers are a special part of the Boys & Girls Club family. We’re always looking for dedicated professionals and caring community volunteers to join our team. VISIT BGCCI.ORG FOR CAREER AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES! 4 5 2017 A YEAR IN REVIEW FEBRUARY APRIL KaVon M. wins BGCCI’s Youth of BGCCI launches the Club the Year scholarship competition Pathways campaign with a and the Iowa State Youth of the ceremonial ground-breaking Year competition for the second of the Gregory & Suzie Glazer consecutive year! Burt Club at Drake University. MARCH MAY National Boys & Girls Club Club members Week brings together our participate in Club members and staff for swimming a week of celebrations and lessons via a special events! grant from the Michael Phelps foundation. CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AT FACEBOOK.COM/BGCCI for more upcoming events and to stay up to date with all the BGCCI happenings! 6 SEPTEMBER Following a series of devastating hurricanes, BGCCI’s Torch Club NOVEMBER volunteerism program BGCCI members star in the 2017 raised money via bake Club Talent Show, raising funds sales to contribute to to support Club programming and hurricane relief efforts. allowing our Club Kids to shine! MAY JUNE OCTOBER The first annual Great Futures Golf BGCCI partnered with Tournament was a tremendous volunteers from the success, raising crucial funds to Meredith Corporation support our Club kids and teens. and Rebuilding Together to rehab the homes of Club families, making needed improvements and sprucing up the Des Moines community. 6 7 LIFE-CHANGING PROGRAMMING ACADEMIC SUCCESS At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa, we work every day to ensure our members graduate from high school on time with a plan for the future. By working closely in partnership with Des Moines Public Schools, our dedicated Club CLUB STATS staff provide our kids and teens with the resources they need to succeed in school and beyond. Key BGCCI academic programs over the past year include: • Power Hour- Homework Help, Tutoring Partnerships, and Academic Support • Guest Speakers and Mentors From a Variety of Career Fields • STEM Programing to Engage our Members in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math • Fine Arts Including Painting, Design, and Music • Creative Writing CHARACTER & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Our kids and teens are not only Club members, they’re the future leaders of our Des Moines community. That’s why Boys & Girls Club programming puts an emphasis on character development, helping our young people build their values and set the stage for their futures. Over the past year, our members have engaged in the following programs: • Civics Lessons and Current Events Discussions • Torch Club- Student-Led Volunteerism Group • Club Fundraisers For Charitable Causes • Regular Volunteer Trips • School Beautification and Community Cleanup HEALTHY LIFESTYLES Through BGCCI programming, we have the opportunity to work with our members to develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime. While learning about nutrition and the importance of physical activity, our Club kids and teens have fun developing new skills on the field, court, and in the kitchen through programs such as: • Triple Play- Sports and Fitness Activities • Cooking Club • BGCCI Sports Leagues • Gardening and Healthy Food Lessons • Nutrition Education 8 OUR FAVORITE PROGRAMS CLUB STATS TAYLOR • BGCCI STAFF OMAR • LEVITT CLUB SIERRA • MCCOMBS CLUB “I like Be There because of “I’d say my favorite program “My favorite program is the emotional and mental is Triple Play where we get Cooking Club because I like health aspect of the program. to play sports in the gym or learning new techniques We get to help kids learn how outside. I like having fun and and recipes here at Club. to cope with challenges, have getting to run around with my Then, I can bring home better behavior, and just be friends. The staff makes fun what I’ve learned and help better all-around citizens.” games for us and we even get cook meals for my family.” to play against other teams.” 8 9 BGCCI STATISTICS 39% AGES 5-10 533 OF CLUB MEMBERS FAMILIES ENGAGED ARE ON GRADE LEVEL THROUGH CLUB AND COMMUNITY EVENTS OF CLUB MEMBERS EARN A’S AND B’S IN SCHOOL 73,893 OF CLUB MEMBERS SNACKS PROVIDED REGULARLY ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF CLUB MEMBERS SAID SCHOOL WAS “IMPORTANT” OR “VERY IMPORTANT” 89,985 TO THEM MEALS PROVIDED OF CLUB MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE THROUGH CLUB 10 AGES SERVED 5% AGES 15-19 39% AGES 5-10 56% AGES 11-14 1,971 OF CLUB MEMBERS ARE ON GRADE LEVEL REGISTERED 32% AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEMBERS 503 SCHOOL YEAR 31% HISPANIC/LATINO AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE 23% CAUCASIAN 457 SUMMER AVERAGE DAILY 7% MULTI-RACIAL ATTENDANCE 3% ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER ETHNICITY 1% NATIVE AMERICAN 11 BGCCI GIVING SOCIETIES Thank you for your support of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa! Your generosity enables us to provide a safe, supportive place for nearly 2,000 kids and teens in our Des Monies community. We are grateful to all of you who have supported us through financial gifts, volunteerism, donated goods, and services. The following Giving Societies are special recognition for those who have made significant contributions in our fiscal year 2017, from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. *Indicates members of the Jeremiah Millbank Society through Boys & Girls Clubs of America, which recognizes unrestricted gifts of $10,000 or more **Denotes Deceased IMPACT SOCIETY INSPIRATION SOCIETY The Impact Society promotes community- The Inspiration Society gives youth the wide positive change through annual motivation to overcome their challenges gifts of $25,000 or more.