Success Stories

Boys & Girls Clubs Make An Impact in the Workforce

Alicia Did you know 80 percent of employees with children miss work because of childcare problems, affecting local employers? Couple that with the thought that if metro Atlanta’s 2009 dropout rate...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Impacts Communities

Alicia The statistics show that youth from disadvantaged circumstances often perform poorly in school and are more at risk for involvement in crime, gangs or drugs. All of these factors affect your...

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Changing Education Trends at Boys & Girls Clubs

Alicia Georgia has one of the lowest graduation rates in the country, and nationally, graduation rates for African-American, Hispanic and economically disadvantaged youth lag behind those of their...

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Impacting Families Through Boys & Girls Clubs Programs

Alicia Many of our families hold down multiple jobs, face financial challenges, and encounter a multitude of hardships. If there is one thing they do not have to stress over, it is where their kids are...

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Jishawndra is a Role Model in Her Club

Jishawndra Brookhaven Boys & Girls Club member of ten years and Cross Keys High School senior Jishawndra “ShaSha” Kirkland, was named third runner up at the 2010 Youth of the Year Gala (see...

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Amir Has a New Outlook on Life

Amir Amir Woods, a two-year member of James T. Anderson Boys & Girls Club and a senior at Marietta High School, was named second runner up at the 2010 Youth of the Year Gala (see photos) and...

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Nikki Traveled the World Thanks to Her Club

Nikki Shaniqua “Nikki” Brown was the first runner up at the 2010 Youth of the Year Gala (see photos). She has been a member of the Warren/Holyfield Club for twelve years and is currently a...

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Stacy Named the Face of the Future

Stacy Stacy Finley is Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta’s 2010-2011 Youth of the Year (see photos)– The Face of the Future. He was awarded this honor on November 4 at the annual Youth...

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Inspiring Words For Mother's Day

Alicia To the Love of My Life, By Woolfolk Club Member, age 15. No word holds meaning to express the appreciation I have for you.Because of you, I have life. No heart is big enough to hold the love I...

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In Her Own Words: My Boys & Girls Club

Alicia An 11-year old girl from BGCMA's Franklin Road Boys & Girls Club puts her feelings about her Club into her own words. A poem she wrote shows the impact the Club has on one child in more ways...

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