The Boys & Girls Club’s mission is to inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich is a not-for-profit organization that has been reaching out to children and teens in our community for almost 63 years. The Club provides facility-based youth development programs and school-age child care on a daily basis and is supervised by trained professional staff members and dedicated volunteer workers. The Club typically serves more than 434 youngsters annually, of whom 325 are members, all of whom benefit from our programs and services.
The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich has a lineup of tested, proven and nationally recognized programs that address the most critical issues affecting today’s youth and provide them with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to pursue their dreams and succeed in life. Our programs are carefully designed to support achievement of the Youth Development Outcomes, which our National Movement has articulated for young people leaving our Clubs at age 18: Positive Self-Identity; Educational, Employment, Social, Emotional and Cultural Competencies; Community and Civic Involvement; Health and Well-Being; and a Moral Compass.
Our Club provides a diverse program in hopes of attracting and retaining boys and girls with a wide variety of interests and needs. This is accomplished partly by offering programs in all five Core Program Areas: Character and Leadership Development, Education, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports, Fitness and Recreation.
The Boys & Girls Club of Oyster Bay-East Norwich has a lineup of tested, proven and nationally recognized programs that address the most critical issues affecting today’s youth and provide them with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to pursue their dreams and succeed in life. Our programs are carefully designed to support achievement of the Youth Development Outcomes, which our National Movement has articulated for young people leaving our Clubs at age 18: Positive Self-Identity; Educational, Employment, Social, Emotional and Cultural Competencies; Community and Civic Involvement; Health and Well-Being; and a Moral Compass.
Our Club provides a diverse program in hopes of attracting and retaining boys and girls with a wide variety of interests and needs. This is accomplished partly by offering programs in all five Core Program Areas: Character and Leadership Development, Education, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports, Fitness and Recreation.
Our Accomplishments at a Glance:
- Total Number of Registered Members: 334
- Registered Males: 185
- Registered Females: 149
- Non-Members Served through Community Outreach: 101
- Age Range: 3 years old to 18 years old
- Teen Members: 15%
- 53 teens participated in the Club’s community service-based programs. Through the Torch Club (middle school) and Keystone Club (high school), members organized food and supply drives, helped members with their homework, aided staff in facilitating events and acted as mentors.
- Average Daily Attendance: School Year - 92 members, Summer - 67 members.
- The Club provided Latino Outreach efforts to 70 members.
- Transported more than 85 members daily from 2 local schools to our Clubhouse.
- Raised funds thru “Send a Kid to Camp” program, which enabled 35 youngsters to attend Summer Camp on a subsidized tuition.
- Granted scholarships to subsidize before school, after school, and full-day child care tuition to 33 youngsters.
- Provided licensed school-age child care to more than 87 youth daily.
- Offered workshops and programs at no cost to underserved members made possible by a grant from Town of Oyster Bay.
- Provided holiday gifts to more than 44 underserved members and families through our “Secret Snowman” and “Adopt-A-Family” Programs.
- Provided 1,750 healthy meals and 6,985 healthy snacks during 2022.
- 501 donors supported the Club in 2022.
- Continued offering more flexible scheduling options for families and a reduced fee schedule, offered membership perks, renewal rate discounts and sibling discounts.
- Provided affordable and flexible summer camp to 142 youth.
- More than 75 volunteers support our Club members annually.
- The Club provided 504 members (duplicated number) with “Friday Night Fun” experiences.
- The Club provided 644 members (duplicated number) with Full and Half Day Camp experiences when school was not in session.
