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Yawkey Club of Roxbury
Opened in 1910 as the Roxbury Boys Club — Renovated in 2006
115 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-427-6050
Fax: 617-427-6647
Email: Yawkeyclubinfo@bgcb.org
Andrea Swain, Executive Director
E-mail: aswain@bgcb.org
Normal Hours of Operation:
Monday to Thursday 1 - 8 p.m.
Fridays 1 - 11 p.m.
Saturday 12 - 6 p.m. (Ages 8-18)
Community:
Located less than two miles from downtown Boston, Roxbury has one of the lowest income populations in the city. The Dudley Square area, with its 1,300 vacant lots, is now beginning to undergo a transformation with the creation of new affordable housing, public gardens, and welcoming public spaces. While encouraged by signs of revitalization, the community served by BGCB continues to confront multiple challenges including poverty, inadequate education, unemployment, prevalent crime and high levels of substance abuse and addiction.
The Club is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges of the community through its work engaging at-risk youth in comprehensive programming aimed to develop them into responsible citizens and leaders. Beyond serving members, the Club is an important resource for youth in the community. Roxbury Youthworks operates a swimming and lifeguard training program for approximately 25 teens with the goal of finding them job placements. Twice a week, the Boston Urban Youth Foundation also facilitates programs in the gym and teen center for 100 middle school truants from the Boston Public Schools. This program works at improving the students’ school engagement and performance while helping them develop spiritually, emotionally, academically and economically.
Highlighted Programs:
Keystone Club (ages 14-18), Torch Club (ages 11-13), Karate (all ages), College Club (ages 16-18), Career Awareness (teens), Debate Club (teens), Service Club (teens), Swim Team (all ages), Pre-Life Guard & Life Guard Training (ages 15-18), Choir (all ages), Young Women & Young Men Group (teens), Pink Panthers Girls Group (ages 10-12), Boys Group (ages 10-12), Tech team (teens), Social Rec. Travel Teams (ages 10-12), Manny Wilson Basketball Leagues (ages 10-18), NFL Flag Football (ages 10-14), Major League Baseball Rookie League, Basketball traveling teams (all ages), Friendship Club (ages 6-8).
Features of the Club:
Gym, climbing walls, fitness center, pool, School Age Child Care, Cadet Room for six-year-olds, performing arts center, music studio and instruments, teen lounge, technology center, Log Cabin Room, First Aid Room, outside basketball court, baseball field, patio and exterior play area etc.
Major Club Events:
Octoberfest-October 31, 2007
Thanksgiving Dinner-November 14, 2007
We Care Holiday Party-December 7, 2007
Teen Holiday Dinner-December 12, 2007
Martin L. King-January 19, 2008
Mother’s Day Event-May 10, 2008
Father’s Day Event-June 13, 2008
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