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Collaborative. Innovative. Focused on Youth.

Throughout our history, BGCB has leveraged the expertise and resources of other organizations to broaden our reach and deepen our impact. Our reputation for exceptional program delivery has, in turn, made us a sought-after partner for organizations seeking to provide beneficial programs or services to youth.

BGCB's partnerships, listed below, play a vital role in serving children and teens, in leveraging resources for maximum impact, and in helping us develop effective citizens and leaders among the youth whom we serve.

Commonwealth Compact

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston is proud to be a founding signer of the Commonwealth Compact — formally launched on May 23, 2008 — to make Massachusetts a location of choice for people of color via a strategic, positive, and multi-pronged approach to promoting workforce diversity.  Its mission is to establish Massachusetts as a uniquely inclusive, honest, and supportive community of — and for — diverse people, to acknowledge our mixed history in this effort, and to face squarely the challenges that still need to be overcome, understanding that the rich promise of the region’s growing diversity must be tapped fully if Boston and Massachusetts are to achieve their economic, civic, and social potential. To learn more about this important initiative, click here.

Camp Harbor View Foundation, Inc.

The Harbor View Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation established in 2007 for the purpose of creating Camp Harbor View, a summer day camp located on Long Island in Boston Harbor. Led by BGCB Senior Advisory Board member Jack Connors, the Foundation created the camp in partnership with Mayor Menino and the City of Boston, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston was selected to manage the camp. To learn more about Camp Harbor View, click here.

Boston Police Department

YouthConnect (formerly YSPN) is an innovative BGCB program that works in partnership with the Boston Police Department to place Masters-level licensed social workers at police stations. These clinical social workers and their clinical supervisors provide prevention and intervention services to disadvantaged, high-risk urban youth and their families who are referred by police officers. Additionally, when there is an incidence of community violence, YouthConnect provides critical incident trauma services to individuals, groups and the community. Since its inception in 1996, YouthConnect has served more than 9,800 youth (80% between the ages of 13 and 21) from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. YouthConnect has gained a reputation, locally and nationally, as an innovative model for effectively addressing the complex needs of at-risk youth.

Boston Public Schools - School-Based Clubs

BGCB provides a safe, nurturing and challenging Club environment within school buildings to reach more children who need us. We help youth develop the skills necessary to become competent and capable leaders by combining diverse after-school activities, including the arts and physical activities, with an emphasis on academics. These School-Based Clubs, which serve nearly 400 elementary and middle school-aged children annually, are located at the Condon Elementary School, South Boston; Dearborn Middle School, Roxbury; Mattahunt Elementary School, Mattapan; and Charles Sumner Elementary School, Roslindale.

MIT Media Lab - Lifelong Kindergarten Group

BGCB's long-standing partnership with the MIT Media Laboratory, which extends beyond its involvement in the Computer Clubhouse, has enabled thousands of young people to utilize technology in more complex and meaningful ways. The goal of the Lifelong Kindergarten group, located within the MIT Media Laboratory, is for all children from all backgrounds, to grow up knowing how to express themselves through a process of designing, creating, experimenting, and exploring. Through the partnership, BGCB receives software donations for our Clubs, software training for staff, and curriculum guidance from MIT faculty, keeping our technology programs on the cutting edge. Our members are often involved in "piloting software," providing feedback on new, innovative technologies that MIT designs for young users. Many of these educational software products build on young people's interest in art and music, while bringing science, math, and engineering into their artistic exploration. In addition, MIT staff members volunteer as mentors throughout our program year, and play an essential role in planning and implementing BGCB's annual CyberSummit, a two-day technology showcase that encourages teamwork, creativity and technical savvy.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)

Through the MFA's Community Arts Initiative, a team of MFA staff works directly with BGCB staff and with our members (ages 9-13) to help them create their own artwork and to develop appreciation for works of art and the artists who create them. This program effectively makes the Museum's vast collection a centerpiece for learning and community participation in the arts, generating a great deal of excitement for our members. The program, which is implemented at our five Clubs and at the MFA, focuses on one medium each year to bring art into the lives of Club members and personalize the museum-going experience for them. It helps to develop visual-thinking skills, expressive abilities, cultural sensitivity and collaborative capacity of all its participants. It informs and inspires BGCB members about the world of professional artists and museums, and about the value of their own skills and creativity. For more information about the MFA, visit www.mfa.org.

Museum of Science - Intel Computer Clubhouse Network

BGCB is actively engaged in the Computer Clubhouse Network- now numbering 100 Clubhouses around the world - in partnership with the Museum of Science and the MIT Media Laboratory. Through this partnership, BGCB operates a Computer Clubhouse in each of our five Clubs. Established in 1993, the Computer Clubhouses help youth (ages 10-18) acquire the technology skills necessary for personal and professional success. At BGCB's Clubs since 1998, they provide a creative and safe after-school learning environment where young people from under-served communities work with adult mentors to explore their own ideas, develop skills, and build confidence through the use of technology. By creating their own animations, interactive stories, music videos, and robotic constructions, members become more capable, confident, and creative learners. For more information, visit www.computerclubhouse.org.

The Greater Boston Food Bank - Patriots Kids Cafe®

BGCB partners with The Greater Boston Food Bank to provide well-balanced, nutritious meals and related educational activities to Club members through The Greater Boston Food Bank's Kids Cafe program. Kids Cafe is the nation’s largest charitable meal service of its kind. America’s Second Harvest food banks operate nearly 1,000 Kids Cafes in more than 50 U.S. cities. They are located in safe, convenient environments, and most of the children arrive by bike or on foot with friends.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston’s first Kids Cafe opened at the Jordan Club in Chelsea in 2003, followed by the Blue Hill Club in 2006, and the Yawkey Club of Roxbury in 2007. We currently serve approximately 2,500 meals each week, and our long-term goal is to serve nutritious meals at all BGCB Club locations. The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation sponsors the Kids Cafe program at Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston.

The Greater Boston Food Bank provides food, food-safety training and nutrition education. BGCB provide the staff to prepare and serve the meals.

Kids Cafe is a registered trademark of America's Second Harvest and is used under license. For more information about The Greater Boston Food Bank, please visit their web site at www.gbfb.org.

 

2011-2012 Partners

 

A List Education Access AccesSportAmerica Action for Boston Community Development The Adobe Foundation The Aexeous Robot, Inc. America SCORES Boston The American Red Cross Appalachian Mountain Club Babson College Bank of America Berklee College of Music Big Apple Circus Big Sister Association of Greater Boston Boston After-School & Beyond Boston Cares Boston Center for Community and Justice Boston Centers for Youth & Families Boston Children's Museum Boston College Boston G.L.A.S.S. The Boston Globe Boston Learning Center Boston Medical Center Boston Nature Center Boston Police Department Boston Public Health Commission Boston Public Schools Boston R.O.CK.S.!!! Boston Skating Club Boston University Boston Youth Fund Boys & Girls Clubs of America B-Smart Initiative Build Her Up Bunker Hill Community College Burton Snowboards Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Positive Social Culture Charlestown Against Drugs Charlestown Community Center Charlestown Gardening Club Charlestown Park Rangers Charlestown Working Theater Chelsea Human Services Collaborative Children’s Services of Roxbury Children's Trust Fund City of Boston Comcast Community Boating Community Sailing Converse Courageous Sailing Cradles to Crayons Culture Links Curry College Davis Vision Department of Education Director of Volunteer Administration (DOVA) Discovering Justice Dive Kulture Downtown Supper Club Education Development Center (EDC) Families First The Family Van Fit Girls The Food Project Forsyth Institute FUEL Gaining Ground Generations Incorporated Girl Scouts Girls Leap GOALS Goodwill Industries The Greater Boston Food Bank Harvard School of Public Health Harvard University Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women Highland Street Foundation

HONK! Immersion Presents JazzBoston Jewish Community Relations Council John Hancock Financial Junior League of Boston Kids Can Cook Kiwanis Lasell College Liver Wellness Longy School of Music Major League Baseball Marriott Hotels Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (MAP) Massachusetts College of Art and Design      (MassArt) Massachusetts College of Pharmacy      & Health Sciences Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts Golf Association Massachusetts Promise Fellowship MathPOWER MetroLacrosse MGH Institute of Health Professions Microsoft MIT MIT Media Lab Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Science National Park Foundation New Center for Arts and Culture New England Aquarium New England Eye on Sight Mobile Van The New England Patriots Charitable              Foundation Northeastern University Partners for Youth With Disabilities Phillips Brooks House Pine Manor College Polished Dental Proctor & Gamble – Gillette R.C. Edwards Middle School Raytheon ReadBoston Samaritans Save the Harbor/Save the Bay School of the Museum of Fine Arts SCI Social Capital Inc. Science Club for Girls Self Defense Simmons College  South Boston Summer Collaborative Sports Museum of New England SPP Sports STEM Story Mobile Strong Women, Strong Girls Suffolk University SUPERVALU Youth Baseball Sponsorships Swab A Cheek. Save a Life. TD Bank Tenacity Trinity Franklin Hill Phase Two LP Trustees of the Reservation Tufts Insurance Tufts University Occupational Therapy      Program Udall Foundation UMass Boston United Way of Massachusetts Bay     and Merrimac Valley Urban Ecology Urban Improv WGBH Wheelock College Whole Foods YOU Boston Zumba