Connections SPECIAL
EDITION CONNECTING with Club members
VIRTUALLY
PROVIDING MEALS
to communities Serving the children of ESSENTIAL
STAFF
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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
INTRODUCTION In the past months, we’ve heard the word “unprecedented” used repeatedly in news reports and in daily conversation. Every single Boys & Girls Club has made tough decisions as we adapt to do what is best for kids and families in these difficult conditions, and together we grieve the loss of several Boys & Girls Club family members to COVID-19 coronavirus complications. But despite these personal and professional adversities, the staff and volunteers who work hard at all times to serve the kids of their communities are going above and beyond during this overwhelming pandemic. Their extraordinary efforts are nothing short of miraculous. Across the country, Clubs are serving meals to those in need, providing care for children of essential workers, and delivering innovative and stabilizing virtual programming. There are so many stories of Clubs providing hope. I’ve never been more inspired. This special issue of Great Futures Connections highlights some of these stories and the galvanizing notion that we are battling this pandemic together, day by day, to serve our Club members, staff, families and communities. To our donors, partners, champions and advocates: thank you for supporting the life-changing work of Clubs in communities across our nation. We need you now more than ever. To our Clubs: you are a beacon of hope whose resilient spirit, dedication and passion for our mission will see us through. Thank for all you’ve done, are doing and will do in the days ahead. As we move to recover and reopen, I know our Boys & Girls Club enterprise will navigate what’s next with this same level of commitment. We will emerge stronger and ready to meet the needs of kids and teens. There is no higher honor than to serve those in need. You make me deeply proud and I am honored to stand with you. Thank you, take care and stay safe.
IN THIS ISSUE By the Numbers:...............
Club Impact in Communities Hope Is Not Cancelled ...............
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Healthy Produce Feeding Families During COVID-19...........
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When Club Doors Close, a Virtual Club Opens....................
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New York Club Finds A Hero in the Kitchen....................
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Supporting Native Clubs during Coronavirus .............
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Young Girl Gives Back by Sewing Face Masks During COVID-19 .................
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Boys & Girls Clubs COVID-19 Relief Fund...
13 Our Partners................. 14 Resources for Boys & Girls Clubs.......
Jim Clark President and CEO
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BY THE NUMBERS Some doors may be closed, but support is ongoing.
3,731
686
3,009
290,000
Club locations are providing services to their communities.
locations are serving youth, most focused on children of essential workers.
locations are providing virtual programming, reaching 242,000 youth per week.
kids and teens are
Club advocates made their voices heard in the halls of Congress by sharing their stories and urging support for community serving nonprofits in COVID-19 relief legislation.
served per week
(virtually or at a Club).
1,751 locations are
providing 943,000 meals per week.
REACH & SCOPE OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ENTERPRISE Boys & Girls Clubs annually serve 4.73 million young people, through membership and community outreach, at 4,645 Club locations throughout the country and BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. • 1,871 school-based Clubs
• 6,750 messages were sent to 446 members of Congress. • 470 Clubs have been approved for the Federal Paycheck Protection Program, with an estimated $128.5 million in funding.
• 496 BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide • 1,057 Clubs in rural areas • 312 Clubs in public housing
Clubs are not only meeting immediate needs but preparing to address critical issues impacting youth – now and in coming months.
• 187 Clubs on Native lands Every single day, no matter the circumstances, Boys & Girls Clubs provide: • Safe, inclusive environments for youth to learn and grow
• Kids and teens may experience learning loss due to school closures and lack of technology access.
• Mentorship with an emphasis on understanding young people’s needs and empowering their potential
• A lack of supervision and resources heightens child abuse and neglect. • Youth may face increased mental health issues due to lack of accessible services and new traumatic experiences due to the pandemic. Numbers reflect status as of May 15, 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves and Clubs receive critical donations, these numbers change daily.
• Skill-building to prepare kids and teens for life beyond graduation • Connections to partners in local communities
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T O N s I E HOPCANCELLED
OF KING COUNTY Wallingford Branch
“We’re caring for hundreds of kids every day who wouldn’t have had a way to stay safe or continue learning while their parents do the essential bold work that keeps our community going,” said Jayme Hommer, chief development officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County. “Without the Clubs, there would be a big empty space for families that are so important for our community.”
Hope is not cancelled. That’s what kids at Boys & Girls Clubs of King County wanted their neighbors to know when they made and hung a sign outside their Wallingford Club — one of 18 Clubs still open in the Greater Seattle area to support kids whose parents are working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis. Their message is more than just words. Hope is in action every day as Clubs quickly shifted from providing after-school programming to fulltime care for children whose caregivers are first responders, health care professionals and employees working in essential services like grocery stores, gas stations and banks.
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“Making sure our Clubs are safe, healthy places for our kids and staff to come each day is our top priority,” said Laurie Black, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of King County. “Rather than allowing parents to drop their kids off inside the Clubs, we meet the kids at the curbside and take their temperature before bringing them in. We also take the temperature of each staff member as well.”
RESIL IENCY “Even though everything looks different right now, the kids are safe and having fun,” said Meghan Sweet, a former Club kid who has worked for the Boys & Girls Clubs for 20 years and now serves as area director for eight Clubs in King County. “The parents tell us every day how grateful they are that we’re still open.”
Once packed with kids, the gymnasium at the Wallingford Club allows just nine children to be together at a time today, spaced out on carefully sanitized mats more than six feet apart.
While the experience has temporarily changed for kids, the resiliency and determination that define Boys & Girls Clubs across the country has never been stronger.
Following guidelines from state and local officials, open King County Clubs limit their attendance to just 50 kids per facility, with a focus on elementary schoolaged children whose parents have no other childcare options. Previously, up to 20 kids could share this same space. Now, it’s limited to small groups of nine children and one staff member who rotate from area to area, maintaining social distancing requirements and allowing staff to completely disinfect books, toys and other materials upon as they move to the next space. Kids are also wearing fabric masks donated by the community.
“Knowing that we’re part of something so important and so much bigger than our individual daily life is a blessing,” Jayme said. “We can’t control what’s happening in the rest of the world, but we can do every single thing possible today to make sure that the kids and families who need us, have us.”
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Healthy Produce Feeding Families During COVID-19 OF PALM BEACH COUNTY
Food boxes filled with carrots, bananas, kale and corn are helping Boys & Girls Club families stay healthy and fed while sustaining small farms in Florida that are struggling with wide sweeping closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Farm to Family initiative is a partnership between Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County and Fresh RX Kids, a food program that educates children about nutrition and supports doctors who prescribe fresh produce for patients. Shortly after many schools and Clubs closed in March to prevent community transmission of the global pandemic, a Florida farm owner and local philanthropist offered help to Clubs. Spring is the height of the Florida growing season, when farms would normally be selling their crops to restaurants and farmers markets now shuttered because of the pandemic. Using public donations, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County purchases food from farmers at a wholesale price. Food is then dispensed through a distribution network the Club set up, where families drive up and collect a box of organic produce, bread and eggs from farmers as well as canned and dried goods from local food banks.
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“We do whatever it takes to meet the needs of families. At this point, nothing is more important than keeping people healthy. It’s vital to eat well, keep bodies strong and fight this terrible virus.”
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“We do whatever it takes to meet the needs of families. At this point, nothing is more important than keeping people healthy,” said Jaene Miranda, president and CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County. “It’s vital to eat well, keep bodies strong and fight this terrible virus.”
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County are contacting families who cannot attend the distribution event to arrange other options. Remaining boxes could be provided to part-time staff members at the Clubs, while the organization accepts donations and identifies grant funding to continue their employment.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County is also distributing grab-and-go lunches to youth who typically rely on schools and after-school programs for daily meals. However, many parents who are at risk of losing part-time jobs expressed even greater need to keep their pantries stocked.
“We want to make sure we can open our doors at the end of closures caused by COVID-19,” Jaene said. Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County has response plans ready for hurricanes and unforeseen accidents, but an unexpected global health crisis that can endure for months has challenged Clubs to be creative and flexible.
Farm to Family began distributing food boxes for families at two Clubs and plans to increase operations to serve 13 Clubs for at least eight weeks. The duration of the program depends on total funds raised, with over $200,000 raised in the first week. A $30 donation covers the food and transportation costs for one box containing a week’s supply of food for a family of four. “Our local farmers have fields of produce that can provide desperately-needed nutrition to these children and their families through the Farm to Family program,” said Margaret Duriez, founder of Fresh RX Kids. “In partnership with Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County, we are asking the community to get involved and help broaden our reach to more families in the county.”
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“Our local farmers have fields of produce that can provide desperately-needed nutrition to these children and their families.”
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
, e s o Cl s n e p O WHEN CLUB DOORS
Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation are creating virtual learning experiences to stay connected to their Club members and maintain a safe learning environment during prolonged social distancing practices of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A VIRTUAL CLUB
From homework help to fun fitness activities, Clubs are harnessing the power of technology to provide youth development programming. Staff are sharing ideas, schedules and tips as they rapidly adjust to the sudden changes brought by widespread shutdowns of Clubs, schools and most public gathering places where the highly-contagious respiratory disease could spread among communities.
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Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson, located in Franklin, Kentucky, posts a daily program schedule on social media with staff-facilitated activities offered at different times during the day and evening. The Club is using technology such as Google Hangouts and Facebook videos to lead homework help, “Teen Talk” sessions, STEM activities and story time.
MyFuture Makes Online Learning Fun, Safe and Accessible MyFuture (MyFuture.net) is Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s mobile-friendly youth engagement platform with access to over 185 Boys & Girls Club program activities in areas such as STEM, leadership and the arts. In this safe and fun online environment, young people can learn coding, explore photography editing software, write their own lyrics to songs and more.
OF COLLIER COUNTY
With young people sheltering at home during the pandemic, MyFuture also provides critical social interaction – Club staff award recognition to members who have completed activities and share their projects for Club peers to see.
At Boys & Girls Clubs of Collier County in Naples, Florida, lessons and activities are customized for elementary, middle and high school learning levels. Staff have paired a suggested schedule with existing online resources and components of Boys & Girls Club programs that can be completed with some independence. Among many suggested activities, younger children are practicing their art skills with the help of videos from The Kennedy Center and high school students are preparing for college prep tests. Staff are also troubleshooting barriers to bringing the Club Experience to a digital space, such as limited home internet access and a lack of devices for many children and families to bring the Club Experience to a digital space. Some Clubs are handing out activity bags when families pick up lunch and food boxes as part of programs to supplement the loss of school meal programs.
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New York Club Finds a
HERO IN THE KITCHEN
Kristen Kucij, a staff member for Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady, steps up to serve hot dinners to New York families.
Kristen Kucij never expected a Boys & Girls Club kitchen would prepare and serve 150 gallons of hearty goulash during a pandemic. But as kids, teens and their families face an unprecedented emergency, she’s staying laser focused on immediate needs like healthy, hot dinners. “Knowing that kids and families are in great need of healthy meals keeps me motivated,” said Kristen, who began working for Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady about 14 years ago. She serves as the unit director of two Club sites in public housing communities that serve about 75 youth each day. Two months before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered New York
state, Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady opened the blue doors of a 40,000-square-foot Clubhouse between two of the cities most distressed neighborhoods. More than 200 youth found a safe place at the Adeline Wright Graham Clubhouse prior to government orders to stay home from schools, Clubs and other activities to help control spread of the deadly disease. In mid-March, the Clubhouse was transformed into an emergency response headquarters for Schenectady County government and 12 nonprofit agencies. County officials, emergency responders, social workers and nonprofit volunteers set up a massive relief effort in the state-of-the-art facility.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Schenectady CEO Shane Bargy said the Clubhouse has various areas and separate rooms where workers can keep a safe distance from each other as they answer telephone hotlines, collect data and hold confidential conversations. In the gym, large pallets of supplies are used to fill bags that are distributed to doorsteps. A refrigerated truck parked outside the Clubhouse holds deliveries from the food bank. “We’re so happy that this building was ready for this situation,” Shane said. “It’s perfect to handle this crisis.” Kristen, who has prior experience in the restaurant industry, works alongside a chef in the Clubhouse
SPRING 2020 kitchen to plan menus and oversee preparation of hot dinners. The local school system is serving breakfast and lunch but many families relied on the Club for dinner even before the pandemic. Kristen’s day begins about 10 a.m. as she boils water, opens canned vegetables and performs other tasks to keep the kitchen running smoothly. Her team recently prepared four giant pots of pasta sauce to serve ziti and meatballs to 300 people. “There are a lot of things we cannot control during this pandemic but we can take care of our own people,” Kristen said. “There are so many caring and driven people who are going to get our community through this.” Kristen’s 20-year-old son, Foster, volunteers in the kitchen three days a week. He’s a culinary student at SUNY Schenectady County Community College and shares his mom’s passion for serving the community.
“When so many families are suffering, it’s comforting to do something good alongside my son,” she said. “It keeps him positive, too.” Kristen finds it difficult not seeing kids and teens at the Club every day. She worries about families with parents who have been laid off from work and fears not being able to shield youth from news about the sick and dying. When she finishes meal prep, Kristen sends emails and hosts video calls to check in with families and maintain connections.
Sometimes, Kristen’s husband takes away her laptop when she is still working late into the evening. When she’s going to sleep, she thinks about tasks for the next morning such as taking bread out of the freezer. Kristen has to remind herself that she has stepped into an important role keeping people fed and healthy. “By being in the kitchen, I’m less focused on what I can’t do and more focused on what I can do to help,” she said. “I need to take a step back every once in a while and say ‘I did do enough to help today.’”
There are so many caring and driven people who are going to get our community through this.”
There are a lot of things we cannot control during this pandemic but we can take care of our own people.”
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Supporting Native Clubs During Coronavirus Our nation is facing challenges unlike anything previously encountered. Young people across the world are adjusting to a new normal of social distancing and virtual learning. While every community in the U.S. has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact is especially stark for Native communities. Native communities are often on remote lands with limited economic potential. Many are isolated from modern markets, hospitals and other critical infrastructure. Social distancing is difficult to a community where gathering together is deeply ingrained into the culture and where multiple generations are often living in the same household. The impact of COVID-19 is exacerbated by existing cycles of economic uncertainty and food insecurity. With the current environment, COVID-19 has had a crippling effect on nutrition and food access. Despite these odds, Native communities have a wealth of cultural strength to draw upon. And for many Native youth, that includes access to support that Boys & Girls Clubs on Native lands provide. More than 200 Native Clubs serve 120,000 kids and teens in 28 states. “Right now, Native kids and communities need Clubs more than ever,” said Carla Knapp, National Vice
President of Native Services at Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “We play a crucial role in helping youth and families with nowhere else to turn and it is imperative that we continue to provide services to those that need us most.” Although Native communities are struggling, Clubs are providing critical relief securing nutritious food, distributing basic supplies like bleach, wipes and hand sanitizer, and providing essential staff support through high quality programming and services. “Besides feeding hundreds of kids each day, our Club staff are calling our members checking on their wellbeing, helping them with homework and reading books,” said Larry Long, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Red River Valley/Wilson & Ardmore in Oklahoma. “Every afternoon we are using Facebook Live to reach our members. We are doing exercises, cooking classes and educational enhancement programs.” Other Native Clubs across the nation have modified their services to meet the needs of Native youth and families in their communities. They are distributing meals, offering childcare services for essential workers and providing virtual support to Native youth who are without school or a Club.
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Young Girl Gives Back
by Sewing Face Masks during COVID-19
Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie is open solely for children whose caregivers must report to work as healthcare providers, emergency personnel, food distributors and other essential services. Because Chloe’s parents are incarcerated, her grandmother has few options to ensure she stays safe while schools are closed.
Shielded behind a fabric face mask, the big smile of a little helper shines through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine-year-old Chloe, who finds respite at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie, is doing her part to support her community in central Indiana by sewing face coverings to reduce spread of the coronavirus. Sometimes, Chloe is so glued to the sewing machine that Club staff gently remind her to share it with other children. In finding a way to help, Chloe has also discovered a new talent that she loves. “Chloe has realized that she has something to give and offer to others,” said Jason Newman, CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie. “It’s incredible to see her take pride in doing something for another rather than feel like everyone is always doing something for her.”
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Seventy-nine percent of Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie’s regular members live with someone other than two parents, and 44 percent live with a single parent. The Club sites are located in underserved, impoverished areas of Muncie that are plagued by drug and crime issues, Jason said. The Club is serving almost 20 kids during the pandemic, and capacity is limited to 30 youth so they can maintain a safe distance from each other. For regular Club members that can stay at home, staff are calling to check in and even deliver bottled water, diapers and groceries. Using the single sewing machine that belongs to a Club staff member, youth have sewed 63 masks in the first weeks of the new project. Each child fashioned the mask that they are wearing at the Club, and the remaining masks from the initial batch were donated to the Youth Opportunity Center, a juvenile detention center and residential treatment center for at-risk youth in Muncie. In early April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended individuals wear masks to cover their mouths in grocery stores, pharmacies
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA and public settings where it’s difficult to maintain social distancing. As more masks are completed, the Club hopes to donate them to an indigent health clinic and elderly individuals in neighborhoods near the Club. Kevin Holland, a board member for Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie and a Club alumnus, said this is a critical time for giving back to the community that typically does so much to support the Club. The Club is also seizing opportunities to teach kids to care for one another. “We all need each other right now. We are teaching the kids that just because we have to stay home or stay inside, we can still make a difference,” Kevin said. “You don’t have to necessarily be out in the community physically to make an impact.”
Club youth surrounded by difficult circumstances often feel like they don’t have sufficient resources to give back to their community, Jason said. One thing they can give is their time, especially during extended periods of social distancing.
Jason, who sewed his mask by hand, said Club staff are also taking advantage of the additional time spent with kids to explore new activities that could instill positive hobbies and skills for future success. In addition to sewing, staff have taught lessons in theater and drumming.
For Chloe, days and weeks of the pandemic are passing by while she stays focused on sewing masks. “She will always be able to point to this time and say, ‘When there was an emergency, I did this to help,’” Jason said.
Thinking Outside the Box for Kids, Communities Like schools, businesses and just about everyone, Boys & Girls Clubs are reinventing the way they do nearly everything these days:
applying their creativity and tech skills to develop content that includes a virtual book club.
In the city of Holland on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, teens at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland are writing and sending letters to buoy the hopes of residents and employees at a local retirement home. On Massachusetts’s South Shore, the Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield is facilitating simultaneous support for local families and businesses. The Club is asking residents to buy gift cards from local stores and restaurants and donate the gift cards to the Club, which then gives it to a family in need. Making the promotion even better is an anonymous donor who’s matching every gift card dollar-for-dollar. Nearly $2,000 was donated in just the first five hours! Virtual sessions including fun exercise activities, art camp, a teen hangout and daily trivia are all part of online offerings at Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County in Goldsboro, N.C. Teens are getting involved, too,
Because not all families enjoy equal access to the internet and computers, Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks in Branson, Mo., prepare and distribute daily “BGCO To Go” packets for youth and families. Each one contains a letter to parents and activities kids can do on their own to keep minds and bodies active. Super-creative staffers at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Salem in Massachusetts are creating videos of fun, safe DIY projects like science experiments, then uploading them to YouTube for kids to try at home. Check out their lava lamp project. Every weekday on Facebook Live, Boys & Girls Club of the Albemarle staff in Edenton, N.C., stream fun, familyoriented activities like a recipe, trivia questions or a TikTok challenge to encourage families to interact and engage. Each week, a family wins a prize like a gift card or free pizza delivery for participating.
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Boys & Girls Clubs COVID-19 Relief Fund For 160 years, Boys & Girls Clubs have navigated times of tragedy and crisis to provide safe places for kids and teens. Today, Clubs are more committed than ever to do whatever it takes to help kids, families and communities make it through this crisis – from providing meals to those in need, expanding services to support families of essential workers and providing children and teens with virtual learning and programming to stay engaged and on-track academically.
Recovery efforts following the pandemic include: • Helping rebuild communities and restore a sense of safety among youth who may have experienced trauma including missed meals, social isolation or loss of family or friends
The Boys & Girls Clubs COVID-19 Relief Fund will help immediately ensure Clubs can continue critical COVID-19 response work now and support Club recovery tomorrow, so kids, families and communities can emerge from this crisis with resiliency.
• Supporting kids as they reacclimate to being be back in a physical classroom after months of virtual learning
Immediate and near-term relief efforts include: • Distributing food, bottled water and other supplies
Resilience efforts include:
• Operating longer hours, particularly in areas deeply affected by COVID-19
• Helping young people stay on the right path and build essential skills to contribute to the future workforce, which will be especially critical with the long-term economic and societal impact of COVID-19 unknown
• Crafting and implementing contingency plans to meet community needs, including when and how to reopen • Providing emergency relief funding to Clubs in communities hit hardest by the pandemic
• Continuing to evolve virtual Club programming to ensure future preparedness and help kids build skills needed in an increasingly digital world Learn more today at BGCA.org/Coronavirus.
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CORPORATE PARTNER NEWS Our Partners Support from the COVID-19 Relief Fund will impact the critical work of local Clubs that are on the frontlines and making a difference in communities around the country. If your company would like to help us in supporting kids and teens who need us most during this unprecedented time, please contact partnerships@bgca.org.
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RESOURCES FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS Boys & Girls Clubs can find extensive COVID-19 resources at BGCA.net/Coronavirus including: • Calendar of webinars and trainings; • Communication templates; • Information on COVID-19 federal stimulus packages; • Virtual programming resources; • Human resources guidelines; • Fundraising templates; and more. For Clubs activating the Boys & Girls Clubs COVID-19 Relief Fund locally, resources to fundraise can be found at Marketing.BGCA.org, including: • PSA videos; • Press releases; • Social media assets; and more.
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Virtual 114th National Conference | May 27-28, 2020
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