Great Future Moments
Everyday youth at our Clubs demonstrate positive service and leadership at school, home, church and community. We celebrate them and the staff at our Clubs for the impact they make in the lives of these children. Read their stories below.
BGCSTL opens Center of Hope in Tower Grove
Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis celebrated the grand opening of the new Panda Cares Center of Hope at BGC Adams Park Club in Tower Grove. Panda Express partnered with BGCSTL President Dr. Flint Fowler and Panda Express Area Coach of Operations Leonardo Morales. Photo by Wiley Price l St. Louis American Originally published on www.stlamerican.com Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) and Panda Cares decided to bear down and create the Center of Hope, a culinary and...
When a Program Works, It’s Life Changing…SLIP Is That Program
A SLIP Program Success Story At BGCSTL, we boast about our programs, like the St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP), and we share the numbers to prove its' success. Celebrating more than 30 years of youth workforce development, we would like to share one of the program's early success stories. Trisha Gordon is one of those stellar reasons to brag about SLIP! You would never guess the challenges she overcame at a very young age. Gordon was born at five and a half months with underdeveloped...
Boys & Girls Clubs, A T & T & Compudot Distribute Free Computers
More than 200 families including Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) members received free computers Monday thanks to AT&T working with Compudopt to bridge the digital divide. Families with children in grades K-12 who did not have home computers were eligible to pick up a free, refurbished laptop! Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones and Missouri State Rep. Raychel Proudie (District 73) were on hand to assist with computer distribution. Advance registration was...
Boys and Girls Club induct six into Alumni Hall of Fame
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) recently celebrated its annual Recognition Ceremony at Edward Jones Headquarters. BGCSTL Mathews-Dickey Club Director Tom Sullivan was honored for his 50 years of service, and staff members received National Service to Youth recognition in five and ten-year increments. “All of our honorees tonight are dedicated to youth development, and the Alumni Hall of Honor is the shining example of the work we do to prepare members for great futures,”...
2023 Recognition Event & Alumni Hall of Honor
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis HonorsAlumni, Board Members, Community Partners & Staffat Annual Recognition EventNew Inductees into the Alumni Hall of Honor ST. LOUIS (June 14, 2023) – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) celebrated a big night for staff, former Club members, volunteers, and Board Members at the annual Recognition Ceremony at Edward Jones Headquarters. The annual event celebrates the dedicated work of BGCSTL staff, volunteers, Board Members,...
Advantage Capital STL Makes A Generous Donation
Thank you, Advantage Capital St. Louis, for your generous donation presented to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) President Dr. Flint Fowler. Advantage Capital has been a generous donor of BGCSTLs for the past three years. This year, the local office initiated a creative fundraising campaign to support BGCSTL. Senior Associate Beth A. Fore said, "We created fun activities to raise funds between 25 to 30 people in our office. Everyone enjoyed the activities, which...
2023 Youth of the Year & Gala Recap
YOUTH OF THE YEAR WINNER ANNOUNCED AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF GREATER ST. LOUIS GREAT FUTURES GALA Zhariah Davis Wins Youth of the Year, $5,000 in Scholarships & A NEW CAR Over 500 guests and $660,000 raised for Club kids and teens! St. Louis, MO, November 28, 2022 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is proud to announce the 2023 Youth of the Year winner is O’Fallon Park Club member Zhariah Davis! Being named Youth of the Year is the highest honor a Boys & Girls...
Taylor Family and Enterprise Holdings Gift to BGCSTL
Generous Donation from Longtime Partner The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) is thrilled to announce that the Taylor Family and Enterprise Holdings will be making a gift of $5 Million dollars to support the recent mergers, combinations and partnerships! It will come in a combined donation from the Enterprise Holdings Foundation and the Crawford Taylor Family Foundation. Mike Andrew, Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President & General Counsel and BGCSTL board...
St. Louis Internship Program Celebrates 30 Years – Over 4,200 Interns Served!
St. Louis Internship Program Celebrates 30 Years – Over 4,200 Interns Served! In 2020, BGCSTL finalized its merger with the St. Louis Internship Program (SLIP), a seasoned workforce development program in the St. Louis area. For nearly 30 years, SLIP has provided results-oriented career and college readiness experiences for area youth. SLIP’s goal is to provide hope and opportunity for high school students through paid summer internships, intensive employability training, and year-round...
Great Futures Moment – Golf Tournament a Success
GREAT FUTURES MOMENT JIM BUTLER MEMORIAL GOLF CLASSIC RAISES OVER $325K FOR CLUB KIDS & TEENS Thanks to the committee, sponsors, players and volunteers who joined us at Norwood Hills Country Club for a day of golf supporting Great Futures for BGCSTL youth at the Jim Butler Memorial Golf Classic! Over $325,000 was raised for Club kids, teens and programs! At the tournament, two Herbert Hoover Club teens, 17 year old Kiari E. and 12 year old...