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Boys & Girls Clubs of America

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For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,300 Clubs serve nearly 4 million young people annually through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. National headquarters are located in Atlanta.

Mission: 
Boys & Girls Clubs of America enables young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Collaboration with WWE: 
In 2016, WWE and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America announced a multi-year, national partnership to support the Be a STAR bullying prevention program and help create a safe after-school environment for today’s youth. In 2017, WWE launched a new collaboration between the Boys & Girls Clubs, Be a STAR and the Yale Center For Emotional Intelligence focused on giving students the tools they need to drive effective learning, decision making, creativity, relationships and mental health. By developing each child’s emotional intelligence, children can become happier, healthier and more compassionate – leading to a drastic increase in the ability to manage conflict and reducing the amount of bullying instances. The goal of the new Be a STAR curriculum focused on social and emotional learning is to ultimately reduce incidents of bullying and provide a safe environment for kids to learn and grow. The new Be a STAR curriculum is available to more than 4,300 Boys & Girls Clubs across the U.S.
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