Our Mission: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.

 Our History
   

   July 1998  Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater High Point is incorporated.

   January 1999  Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater High Point, Inc. begins operations
   with Springfield, Clara Cox, Carson Stout, and Daniel Brooks Clubs previously
   operated by The Salvation Army, along with Juanita Hills and Southside Clubs
   chartered and opened for operations.

   July 2000  Cedrow Swimming Center was purchased and opened for operations.

   November 2001  Central Club and West End Program opened for operations.

 

   April 2004  Springfield Club closed by High Point Housing Authority to replace with YMCA.

 

   August 2004  Daniel Brooks and Juanita Hills Clubs consolidated and closed.

 

   January 2006  Ward Street opened for operations to replace demolished Clara Cox Club.

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 What Makes Boys & Girls Clubs Unique?

  Open Door Policy  Any boy or girl age 6 through 18 can be a member of
    the Boys & Girls Clubs, with absolutely no other requirements for membership.

  Membership Dues  Annual membership dues are set at $2.00, so that any
    young person can join regardless of socioeconomic background.

  Professional Staff  Because of the importance of consistency and personnel
    skill level for program effectiveness, all programs are implemented by full-time
    and part-time paid professional staff. All full-time personnel in the organization
    have four-year college degrees and training experience with Boys & Girls Clubs of
    America.

  Comprehensive Evaluations  The Board of Directors evaluates all Club programs
    each July, which includes review of empirical and narrative data compiled over
    the year. The results of this process are tied directly into the personnel evaluation
    process.

  Our Members  Over 80% of Club members live at or below the poverty level, over
   70% come from single parent households and, over 80% do not belong to or use the
    services of other youth agencies. These demographics represent a real challenge
    to youth that need and want to develop into contributing citizens in our community.
    However, these are the youth and the issues that the Boys & Girls Clubs programs
    are designed to impact.

  Facility-Based Programs  Boys & Girls Clubs buildings are dedicated to
    serving only youth, providing a safe place for them to learn and grow.

  In-School & After-School Programs  To maintain maximum effectiveness
    with academic intervention efforts, Club personnel work in the schools with
    the same youth that come to the Clubs after school. Boys & Girls Club staff
    work in 11 area elementary, middle, and high schools, though the focus of
    most of the work is on early intervention with the elementary students.

  Focus On Self-Sufficiency All programs work toward producing self-sufficient
    adults. This requires focusing the human and financial resources of the organization
    on the efforts that contribute to this goal. This also means that the Clubs de-emphasize
    programs that do not contribute to this goal and/or are provided through other agencies,
    such as organized sports and spiritual programs.

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