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Registration is still open.  Come by the Club to sign your child up for a great experience

Boys and Girls Club of Houston:  This agency is part of a national affiliation of education and recreational agencies that serve children and teenagers with after school tutoring, physical education, arts and social skills development.  Since its opening the Boys & Girls Club has exceed their targeted goal of new member enrollment. It is projected to become the largest, in terms of enrollment, Boys and Girls Club in Texas.  The Compaq Corporation has established a computer laboratory with fifteen Pentium III and printers worth over $39,000 that will provide a technology based and Internet connected after-school tutorial and homework center.  This Boys and Girls Club also has partnered with:

 

  • The City of Houston, for their lunch program during the summer months and over 150 lunches and snacks are provided daily

  •  The Council on Alcohol and Drugs Houston, for camps with the children to boost self esteem and lower the incidence of use of alcohol and drugs

  • The Methodist church, for their Star Outreach program for young girls (age 10 to 14)

  • Family Services of Greater Houston, for social support programs

  • The Houston Astros, for the Astros rookie league in the spring

  • Houston Food Bank provides snacks for the youth

  • The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sponsors a Mentor program for the youth

  • DUKE Energy provide weekly teen group activities

  • The Houston Rockets, for their Best Shot program

The Boys & Girls Clubs has many opportunities for its members to explore ways of acquiring new skills, making new friends, and observing positive roles models.

A focus on academic and social development, as well as sports afford the children to grow into responsible adults.