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Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania is embarking on a journey to ReMEMBER, ReIMAGINE, ReINVEST in our programs, position and place in the region. Nothing is more important than hearing your voice and incorporating it into the life-changing programs we’re designing. We will discuss our everyday impact and longer-term strategies to ensure all youth in our region have great futures by engaging in a series of human centered design activities. These community sessions will be essential in forming our theory of change for the future which will lead to the development of new/renovated sites & programs, sustaining existing programs [...]

At Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, we do whatever it takes to activate and advance the potential in our youth so that they have great futures. When COVID-19 necessitated closures of our Clubhouses and programs we immediately jumped into action to stay connected to our families, youth and the communities we serve.   Upon calling and communicating via email with over 1,000 members so far from our stand alone Clubhouses, we determined that 45% of our families needed cleaning supplies, 35% needed basic hygiene supplies and another 25% needed water and groceries. This is an ongoing process and we [...]

Janie Messina, Specialty Camp Director jmessina@bgcwpa.org BGCWPA is please to offer essential personnel from Allegheny County the opportunity to enroll in our Specialty Day Camp. We are now taking enrollments. This service is only open to Allegheny County employees, at this time and will be head at our Estelle S. Campbell Clubhouse in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. This service is provided free of charge, but all youth must be registered and approved to start services. Enrolled Youth can be dropped off or picked up between 6 AM and 7:30 PM and will engage in scheduled rotation activities including [...]

Technology has revolutionized connection, teaching and learning. The COVID-19 pandemic has led most states to close schools, some indefinitely, in a major disruption to education. The closures have impacted nearly 55 million students nationwide so far, according to data from Education Week and hundreds of thousands in Western Pennsylvania. In lieu of attending classes and Club programs in person, many parents/guardians are seeking out online resources, apps and games to keep their kids' minds engaged at home. At BGCWPA we are missing our members and the youth we engage in our outreach programs. So we've launched our InstaClubhouse program, an enrichment program of [...]

Dear Friends, Our community is facing uncertain and unprecedented times. Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania remains the consistent champion and advocate for youth by doing whatever it takes to ensure they have a GREAT FUTURE. Our staff is working tirelessly to support many vulnerable families in our community by preparing and serving food, running our InstaClubhouse virtual programming, and assembling and delivering cleaning & hygiene kits to those in need. We are committed and ready to be a critical resource to the relief and recovery efforts of COVID-19.  BGCWPA serves several thousand youth ages 4-18, making us one of the [...]

During this difficult time when schools, workplaces and BGCWPA Clubhouses are closed due to COVID-19, we are committed to providing youth and families access to resources and support. Check back periodically as new resources emerge.  Meal & Grocery Resources Carnegie Saint John Lutheran Church (Across from Carnegie Clubhouse) 601 Washington Ave Carnegie Pa 15106 Phone Number: 412-279-2952 Ext:7 Beginning Tuesday, March 17th, free bagged lunches will be handed out from 12-1 PM for children 18 and under Families can stop in beginning Friday, March 20th for free groceries, please call to arrange a time. Northern Area Clubhouse 100 Howard St. Pittsburgh, PA [...]

Reporter Kristine Sorensen recently visited our PPG Artificial Intelligence Pathways Institute to learn about our new teen programs including our Teen Workforce Development Academy and Healthy Lifestyles Program. We serve around 1,000 teens every year and plan to double that this year. We're proud partners of the PA Smart Advancing STEM Initiative. Read more at Kidsburgh or from PPG about this amazing program. It doesn't end with summer though, up to 25 teens will be offered office-space to "incubate" their project and bring it to life while earning wages, being mentored by corporate IT partners, earn credentials by Carnegie Mellon University's [...]

The Office of Population Affairs of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $13,566,000 for 29 grants to organizations for Replication of Programs Proven Effective through Rigorous Evaluation to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy, Behavioral Risk Factors Underlying Teenage Pregnancy, or Other Associated Risk Factors (Tier 1) – Phase I. The grants start on July 15, 2019 for a two-year project period. According to HHS, funded grantees will replicate programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors. Grantees will identify how [...]

This summer kids across Pittsburgh are attending our STEAM Camps offered at three of our Clubhouses. In Carnegie kids are becoming inventors at our STEM Invention Camp and designing cool summer clothes in our Fashion Design and Sewing Camp. In Lawrenceville kids are exploring VEX Robotics and will have the chance to join our FLL or VEX teams this fall. In a few weeks we are excited to launch our new Teen STEM Camp, the PPG "Artificial Intelligence Pathways Institute & Teen Accelerator." STEAM is short for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math and an important part of our programming. We [...]

On July 2nd we had a special visit from Congressman Conor Lamb as part of his summer education tour. Club Teens even participated in a "Town Hall" forum with Congressman Lamb! After hearing about our Carnegie Clubhouse and learning about our summer/after-school programs, Teen Workforce Development Academy and STEM Programs, Congressman Lamb toured the Clubhouse, participated in a STEM activity with school-age kids and then spent 90 minutes with our teens. He asked them questions about everything from their favorite movie to bullying in schools and told them about how government works; he asked them to all vote when they turn [...]