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The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Hawaii is to enable all young The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Hawaii is to enable all young people, people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Every day, thousands of youth leave school with no place to go, leaving Every day, thousands of youth leave school with no place to go, leaving them unsupervised, unguided and unsafe. For almost 50 years, Boys & them unsupervised, unguided and unsafe. For almost 50 years, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii (BGCH) has served as a safe haven for youth across Girls Club of Hawaii (BGCH) has served as a safe haven for youth across Oahu and Kauai where youth have access a multitude of life changing Oahu and Kauai where youth have access a multitude of life changing programs and services led programs and services led by caring adult mentors.. by caring adult mentors..
Our vision is to provide a world class Club-Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who walks through our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future.
Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii provides life- changing, and in some cases, life saving programs and support services to over 14,000 youth & teens in 10 communities on Oahu and Kauai. We focus on five essential program areas:
Character & leadership Development
Members are invited to join Torch Club, Leaders in Training, and Youth of the Year.
Our skilled staff provide the guidance young people need to graduate on time with a plan for the future.
We provide, fun, engaging fitness activities, and competitive sports, to get kids excited about living a healthy lifestyle.
Sports, Fitness, & Recreation
All year long members can participate in a wide variety of sports, including Basketball, Volleyball, Flag Football, and more Arts & Culture Members engage in a wide variety of arts-based activities from music and dance, to visual arts, creative writting, and Aloha Aina.
Considering 83% of Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii youth come from families experiencing financial difficulties, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii fill a real, and dire, need in our community.
Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii only charges $25 a year for youth memberships, and $10 a year for teen memberships. Even though it costs BGCH $1,600 to serve each child per year, we are committed to keeping cost affordable for our families
When you give to the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, you ' re not only giving kids the meals, mentors, and meaningful life experiences they need most now. You're making it possible for them to become the leaders we are counting on to create a better tomorrow. Mahalo for your support.
Since 1947, Youth of the Year Since 1947, Youth of the Year has been Boys & Girls Club has been Boys & Girls Club of America's premier of America's premier recognition program, recognition program, celebrating the celebrating the extraordinary achievements extraordinary achievements of Club teens. of Club teens.
Through their time at the Through their time at the Club, these teens have Club, these teens have exemplified the Boys & Girls exemplified the Boys & Girls Club mission and are proof Club mission and are proof the impact Clubs make in the impact Clubs make in changing and saving lives. changing and saving lives.
Candidates who have Candidates who have competed in the YOY competed in the YOY Academy and Academy and Competition have gone Competition have gone on to GREAT success. on to GREAT success. YOY is arguably the most YOY is arguably the most impactful and rewarding impactful and rewarding event of the year! event of the year!
Beyond the social good, workplace giving Beyond the social good, workplace giving promotes all around, specific benefits for promotes all around, specific benefits for companies. When it comes to companies. When it comes to employee employee engagement engagement, a company ’ s employees tend to be , a company ’ s employees tend to be happier working for companies that support generous happier working for companies that support generous giving initiatives. Employees have a longer tenure with those companies, which giving initiatives. Employees have a longer tenure with those companies, which then benefits the company because of its higher retention rates and money saved then benefits the company because of its higher retention rates and money saved from low employee turnover. from low employee turnover.
Apart from internal benefits, companies also maintain a positive public image Apart from internal benefits, companies also maintain a positive public image in the communities in which they operate. Consumers are more likely to buy in the communities in which they operate. Consumers are more likely to buy products and services from companies that encourage workplace giving. products and services from companies that encourage workplace giving.
Match donations. Corporate matching gift programs are a form of Match donations. Corporate matching gift programs are a form of workplace giving in which companies financially match donations their workplace giving in which companies financially match donations their employees make to nonprofits. When paired with other workplace giving employees make to nonprofits. When paired with other workplace giving campaigns where employees financially support nonprofits, those donations campaigns where employees financially support nonprofits, those donations are essentially doubled. are essentially doubled.
Offer volunteer grants. For employees who might not be able to donate Offer volunteer grants. For employees who might not be able to donate financially, they can still donate their time. Employees who volunteer on a financially, they can still donate their time. Employees who volunteer on a regular basis with a nonprofit can submit a volunteer grant request to their regular basis with a nonprofit can submit a volunteer grant request to their employer. This means the nonprofit will receive a set amount of money employer. This means the nonprofit will receive a set amount of money based on the number of hours the employee committed to them. based on the number of hours the employee committed to them. Participate in annual giving. Many companies run seasonal giving Participate in annual giving. Many companies run seasonal giving campaigns, encouraging employees to set up automatic payroll deductions campaigns, encouraging employees to set up automatic payroll deductions to give to nonprofits of their choice, and then matching those donations. to give to nonprofits of their choice, and then matching those donations.
As part of workplace giving, your company can choose to: As part of workplace giving, your company can choose to:
A generous promise of a A generous promise of a planned gift helps ensure planned gift helps ensure the long-term sustainability the long-term sustainability of our mission to enable all of our mission to enable all young people, especially those young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. responsible citizens.
In addition, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii will welcome you In addition, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii will welcome you as a member of our Great Futures Legacy Society. as a member of our Great Futures Legacy Society.
The legacy society is composed of The legacy society is composed of forward-thinking donors forward-thinking donors who who have so generously chosen to have so generously chosen to make their core values known make their core values known to future generations through to future generations through one of the many different one of the many different types of planned gifts —from types of planned gifts from direct direct bequests bequests and and retirement retirement account distributions to account distributions to specialized specialized endowment funds endowment funds. . ..
At our Clubs we believe in the potential of every child and At our Clubs we believe in the potential of every child and offer programs and support to help them realize their goals. offer programs and support to help them realize their goals
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