Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles’ (BGCMLA) vision is for every child in Los Angeles to chart a path to success. We achieve this by fulfilling the Boys & Girls Clubs mission to create a safe space to empower all Club members to Learn, Explore, Achieve, and Dream (L.E.A.D)!
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LEARN ·2024 Grants Challenge
Expansion of Teen Programming for At-Risk Youth
BGCMLA fulfills its mission by offering nationally recognized, research-based programs, and activities in our L.E.A.D. After-School and Summer Program. We offer state-of-the-art STEM labs, music studios, art rooms, learning centers, and college and career preparation. Now, BGCMLA is expanding our teen programming at the Watts and Venice Club. We are hiring a Teen Coordinator, hiring additional music staff, launching new STEM programming, and expanding College and Career Bound programs to ensure that all our teens are prepared to succeed.
PLAY ·2023 Grants Challenge
Social-Emotional Learning for At-Risk Youth
As part of our broader effort to integrate a three-pronged Social-Emotional Development Strategy to build youth self-management, social awareness, and a growth mindset into all of our programs, we launched the pilot of Peaceful Connection, a youth violence prevention program in October 2022. It has been so successful that we want to expand Peaceful Connection to our fourth Club in Bell Gardens, and install a Calm Corner, a safe space where youth can learn tools to self-regulate.