Boys & Girls Clubs of America Mission Statement

To inspire and enable all young people, especially

those who need us most, to realize their full

potential as productive, responsible and

caring citizens.

CORE VALUES: Club programs and services promote

and enhance the development of boys and girls by

instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging

and influence.

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ORAL PRESENTATIONORAL PRESENTATIONBoys & Girls Club of Alachua CountyBoys & Girls Club of Alachua County

July 21, 2008July 21, 2008

Program OverviewProgram Overview

– Creative arts programming - Creative arts programming - Environmental, Arts, Cultural, and Environmental, Arts, Cultural, and Historical themes Historical themes

– Uses various arts media - visual art, Uses various arts media - visual art, dance, theatre, sculpture, etc. dance, theatre, sculpture, etc.

– Targets youth from East and Targets youth from East and Southeast GainesvilleSoutheast Gainesville

– Program Sites are Woodland Park Program Sites are Woodland Park Club, SE/Rotary Club, and Reichert Club, SE/Rotary Club, and Reichert HouseHouse

Woodland Park UnitWoodland Park Unit

Rotary UnitRotary Unit

Reichert House UnitReichert House Unit

Program OverviewProgram Overview

– Four 10-week modules per site (12 modules total)

– 20 youth per module (240 youth total) – Community presentation following

each module– Leverage impact - families, friends, Leverage impact - families, friends,

and other community members and other community members

Program OverviewProgram Overview

Primary Program Partners – Reichert House and Gainesville Association for the Creative Arts (GACA)

Secondary Program Partner – Act of Faith Productions

Program Volunteers – UF Center for Program Volunteers – UF Center for Leadership and Service and othersLeadership and Service and others

Club Environment:Club Environment:Keys to ImpactKeys to Impact

Increased AttendanceIncreased Attendance

Program Program ImplementationImplementation

Outcome Outcome MeasurementMeasurement

Strategic Club Strategic Club Growth/ Teen Growth/ Teen

Outreach Outreach

Impact withImpact withStrategic GrowthStrategic Growth

BGCA Chart of Work to Lead and Support ClubsTools / Training / Technical Assistance / Pass-through funding

Family Support Family Support

Civic EngagementCivic Engagement

Community Community Partnerships Partnerships

New Brand New Brand StrategyStrategy

Beyond our Beyond our WallsWalls

Skilled Executive Skilled Executive Leadership Leadership

Trained Youth Trained Youth Development Development ProfessionalsProfessionals

Strong Boards Strong Boards

Diverse Revenues Diverse Revenues

Financial Stability Financial Stability

Stronger Stronger OrganizationsOrganizations

Child Safety /Child Safety /Hiring PracticesHiring Practices

Sound Financial Sound Financial Management Management

Membership Membership Management Management

Compliance Compliance

Public Public

TrustTrust

NEED FOR THE WITHIN NEED FOR THE WITHIN REACH PROGRAMREACH PROGRAM

Underserved population has a clear needUnderserved population has a clear need Typical exposure/programming in schoolTypical exposure/programming in school Cuts in school arts budget – from gap to Cuts in school arts budget – from gap to

total voidtotal void As economy worsens – it will further limit As economy worsens – it will further limit

opportunities for both youth and adultsopportunities for both youth and adults

HOW WITHIN REACH IMPACTS HOW WITHIN REACH IMPACTS THE UNDERSERVED THE UNDERSERVED

POPULATIONPOPULATION

Value added – Creative Arts Value added – Creative Arts Programming to share information on Programming to share information on all grant themesall grant themes

Community Presentations highlight Community Presentations highlight achievement instead of testing for achievement instead of testing for competencecompetence

Enrichment opportunity for more than Enrichment opportunity for more than youth directly servedyouth directly served

UNIQUE PROGRAM UNIQUE PROGRAM OFFERING FOR THE TARGET OFFERING FOR THE TARGET POPULATIONPOPULATION

B&G Club often only means to B&G Club often only means to access supplemental programmingaccess supplemental programming

Only known program using creative Only known program using creative arts to offering four target themes arts to offering four target themes

Leverages impact to families, Leverages impact to families, friends, and general communityfriends, and general community

WITHIN REACH PROGRAM WITHIN REACH PROGRAM LOGIC AND PROGRAM LOGIC AND PROGRAM

QUALITYQUALITY

Utilizes Means toward Goal identified Utilizes Means toward Goal identified by CAPP Administrators – Opportunities, by CAPP Administrators – Opportunities, Education, and EnrichmentEducation, and Enrichment

Optimal 10-week modules for small Optimal 10-week modules for small groups with wrap up/Community groups with wrap up/Community PresentationsPresentations

Budget based on experience with Budget based on experience with effective youth programming effective youth programming

BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONBUDGET JUSTIFICATION

B&G Club to provideB&G Club to provide

CEO Oversight CEO Oversight Program Coordinator Program Coordinator Facilities Facilities Program Planning Program Planning Data Collection / Monitoring Reporting – Data Collection / Monitoring Reporting –

Program & FinancialProgram & Financial Program Promotion & Recruiting of YouthProgram Promotion & Recruiting of Youth Community Presentations Community Presentations Supplemental Materials & SnacksSupplemental Materials & Snacks

BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONBUDGET JUSTIFICATION

Reichert House to provideReichert House to provide

Program Promotion & Recruiting of YouthProgram Promotion & Recruiting of Youth FacilitiesFacilities Aid with Community PresentationsAid with Community Presentations

BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONBUDGET JUSTIFICATION

GACA to provideGACA to provide

Program PlanningProgram Planning Program MaterialsProgram Materials Aid with Community PresentationsAid with Community Presentations

BUDGET JUSTIFICATIONBUDGET JUSTIFICATION

Act of Faith Productions to Act of Faith Productions to provideprovide

Supplemental, Tailored Presentations (non-Supplemental, Tailored Presentations (non-religious) Conveying Positive Messages about religious) Conveying Positive Messages about Module Themes Module Themes

WITHIN REACHWITHIN REACH SERVES SERVES THE TARGET THE TARGET POPULATIONPOPULATION

Neediest of Alachua County citizensNeediest of Alachua County citizens Census tract dataCensus tract data High percentage of youth on free or High percentage of youth on free or

reduced lunch and/or in foster carereduced lunch and/or in foster care Only after-school programming option Only after-school programming option

for manyfor many

REALISTIC AND ATTAINABLE REALISTIC AND ATTAINABLE PROGRAM MEASURESPROGRAM MEASURES

Means toward Goal identified by CAPP Means toward Goal identified by CAPP Administrators – Opportunities, Administrators – Opportunities, Education, and Enrichment – linked Education, and Enrichment – linked with program outcomeswith program outcomes

Program Attendance (Opportunities) Program Attendance (Opportunities) and Demonstrated Familiarity with Arts and Demonstrated Familiarity with Arts Media (Education)Media (Education)

Community Presentations Community Presentations (Enrichment)(Enrichment)

REALISTIC AND ATTAINABLE REALISTIC AND ATTAINABLE PROGRAM MEASURESPROGRAM MEASURES

80% of youth enrolled will attend at 80% of youth enrolled will attend at least 8 of 10 more program sessionsleast 8 of 10 more program sessions

80% of youth will demonstrate 80% of youth will demonstrate reasonable familiarity with arts media reasonable familiarity with arts media usedused

75% of Community Presentation 75% of Community Presentation attendees will indicate increased attendees will indicate increased appreciation for arts, expression, and appreciation for arts, expression, and focus themesfocus themes

APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, STAFF, VOLUNTEERSSTAFF, VOLUNTEERS

GPD Reichert House as one of the GPD Reichert House as one of the program siteprogram site

Long-term agency partners help Long-term agency partners help “recruiting” youth“recruiting” youth

Drawing volunteers from UF and Drawing volunteers from UF and advocacy agencies – Keep Alachua advocacy agencies – Keep Alachua County Beautiful, etc.County Beautiful, etc.

Community Community PartnershipsPartnerships

APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, STAFF, RESOURCES, STAFF, VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS

GACA – excellent reputation & long GACA – excellent reputation & long history of offering tailored populations, history of offering tailored populations, specifically at-risk and low income specifically at-risk and low income youthyouth

Act of Faith Productions – growing Act of Faith Productions – growing performing arts provider (tailor non-performing arts provider (tailor non-religious, positive messages in religious, positive messages in productions)productions)

APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES, STAFF, RESOURCES, STAFF,

VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS

Keith Blanchard, B&G Club CPO is Keith Blanchard, B&G Club CPO is experienced in program development experienced in program development and administration – professional artistand administration – professional artist

Program Coordinator – TBD, will have Program Coordinator – TBD, will have both youth development and arts both youth development and arts background/capacitybackground/capacity

Success Story Success Story

AGENCY STABILITY & AGENCY STABILITY & BOARD OF DIRECTORSBOARD OF DIRECTORS

•Over 50 years of service to Alachua County•One of the first original four United Way Agencies•Increased extension into the underserved population – opening both Woodland Park Club in Sugar Hill area and Teen Center in Lincoln Estates in 1990s

Original Boys’ Club Original Boys’ Club 19531953

AGENCY STABILITY & AGENCY STABILITY & BOARD OF DIRECTORSBOARD OF DIRECTORS

Board comprised of individuals committed to Board comprised of individuals committed to positive youth developmentpositive youth development

Meets quarterly – other business held via Meets quarterly – other business held via electronic exchangeelectronic exchange

Drivers behind fundraisersDrivers behind fundraisers

Corporate Board of DirectorsCorporate Board of Directors

TreasurerTreasurer SecretarySecretary

Chief Volunteer OfficerChief Volunteer Officer(Board President)(Board President)

Executive CommitteeExecutive CommitteeComprised of E-BoardComprised of E-BoardChief Volunteer OfficerChief Volunteer Officer

Chief ProfessionalChief Professional OfficerOfficer

(ex officio)(ex officio)

Vice PresidentExternal Affairs

Board Development, Marketing & Planning for the Club

Coordinating the work of the following committees:

Vice PresidentOperationsProgram, Personal

& FacilitiesCoordinating the work of the Following committees:

Board Development

Vice PresidentFinance &

Resource DevelopmentBudget, Finance & Special Events

Coordinating the work of the following committees:

Marketing

Planning

Legal & Insurance

Program

Personnel

Facilities

Special Events

Planned Giving

Budget & Finance

Development

National Award from Colgate for Endeavor National Award from Colgate for Endeavor ProgramProgram

DEMONSTRATED ABILITY DEMONSTRATED ABILITY AND HISTORY OF AND HISTORY OF

SUCCESSSUCCESS

Twelve years of experience developing Twelve years of experience developing and delivering quality youth and delivering quality youth programming under three State programming under three State agencies – FDCA, FDLE, and FDJJagencies – FDCA, FDLE, and FDJJ

Exemplary contractor – Excellent Exemplary contractor – Excellent Quarterly and Annual ReviewsQuarterly and Annual Reviews

FUNDING RESOURCES FUNDING RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPSAND PARTNERSHIPS

United Way agencyUnited Way agency Gainesville Housing Authority – Gainesville Housing Authority –

Woodland Park ClubWoodland Park Club Rotary Clubs of Gainesville – long-term Rotary Clubs of Gainesville – long-term

support of Rotary Unitsupport of Rotary Unit Girls Club of Alachua County – Girls Club of Alachua County –

transportationtransportation GPD & Reichert House – shared GPD & Reichert House – shared

prevention programmingprevention programming

PROGRAM FUNDING PROGRAM FUNDING AND MATCHAND MATCH

Arts programming limited by Club Arts programming limited by Club finances finances

““Volunteer” presentations by Volunteer” presentations by outside organizations – occasional outside organizations – occasional & increasing limited & increasing limited

Dedicated Program Coordinator Dedicated Program Coordinator can more aggressively seek outcan more aggressively seek out

PROGRAM FUNDING PROGRAM FUNDING AND MATCHAND MATCH

Club match is facilities, utilities, Club match is facilities, utilities, insurance, and non-program specific insurance, and non-program specific staff costs staff costs

Club provides range of Club provides range of complementary positive youth complementary positive youth development activitiesdevelopment activities

Goal is to find continuous funding Goal is to find continuous funding sources to make up for void in sources to make up for void in schoolsschools

When you Put This CARD In The HAND OF When you Put This CARD In The HAND OF A CHILD……you will change their lives.A CHILD……you will change their lives.

On behalf of our kids –On behalf of our kids –Thank you Thank you