OUR PROGRAMS
Empowering Our Youth
to Create a
Greater Tomorrow
Our Club youth are the next generation of leaders. BGCA’s Think, Learn, Create Change program is empowering more of our youth to do more in their communities by giving them access to resources, training and experiences that will put their advocacy into practice in their own communities.
DID YOU KNOW?
Club members can come to the clubhouse Monday-Friday from 2 pm-6 pm, and it is FREE! All you need to pay is your $35 Annual Membership fee.
OUR PROGRAMS
From kindergarten through high school, we provide all members with the academic, fitness, and enrichment support needed for lifelong success, no matter their zip code or background. During out-of-school time throughout the year, we serve youth, teens, and families with a holistic approach that empowers the development of essential skills, supports young people’s character growth, and provides crucial foundations.
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Academic Success
Our programs are designed to help youth reach their full potential in school and beyond. Through homework help, tutoring, literacy support, and college readiness, we give students the tools and encouragement they need to stay on track, graduate high school, and plan for the future
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Healthy Lifestyles
Healthy habits start early. Our programs promote physical activity, nutritious eating, and emotional well-being. Whether through sports, wellness education, or mindfulness activities, we help kids build a balanced lifestyle that supports long-term health and happiness.
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Leadership & Civic Engagement
We believe every young person has the power to lead and create change. Through mentorship, advocacy training, and service opportunities, members discover their voice, take initiative, and develop the confidence to become active, engaged citizens in their communities.
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Community Impact
Strong communities help kids succeed. Our Community Impact programs provide vital support to Club families and neighbors through weekly food bag distribution, ensuring access to nutritious meals. We also offer events and initiatives that connect families with free resources like school supplies, health services, and more—meeting immediate needs and building a foundation for long-term stability.
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Career Readiness & Life Skills
Success means more than good grades—it’s about being prepared for life. Our programs help youth explore career options, build workplace skills, and gain real-world experience that prepares them for the future. At the same time, members develop essential life skills such as communication, problem-solving, and financial literacy—giving them the confidence and tools to thrive in any path they choose.
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Camps & Enrichment
When school is out, the Club is in! Our seasonal and summer camps provide safe, fun, and enriching experiences for kids of all ages. With hands-on learning, field trips, games, and new friendships, our camps inspire creativity, teamwork, and joyful discovery in every season.
Empowering Today’s Club Kids To Be Tomorrow’s Leaders.
95% of our Club Members are on track to graduate from High School.
80% of Club youth believe they can make a difference in their community.
91% of Club kids understand how their feelings influence their actions.
Academic Success
Power Hour
This program provides Club professionals with strategies, activities, resources, and information to create an engaging homework help and tutoring program that encourages Club members to become self-directed learners.
Ages: 6-18
Bright Spot for Reading
This literacy program makes reading fun and engaging for kids through the use of phonological awareness, vocabulary games, and reading contests. Bright Spot Reading uses incentives for the kids as they progress through the program.
Ages: 5-10
College Bound
College Bound provides middle and high school students (grades 6-12) with academic case management, tutoring, and test-prep resources with a variety of activities designed to support academic success for each teen.
Ages: 10-18
BE GREAT: Graduate
This is the dropout prevention program of the Every Member, Every Year strategy. It is designed to enhance each youth's engagement with learning by:
Providing consistent support from caring and trusted adults
Developing the academic, emotional, and social skills necessary to achieve success
The program uses early warning signals in children by using attendance, behavior, and course failure to identify youth at risk of dropping out.
Ages: 5-18
Project Learn
Project Learn reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people learn at school during the hours they spend at the Club. This comprehensive strategy is based on research showing that students do much better in school when they spend their non-school hours engaged in fun, educational activities.
Project Learn also emphasizes parent involvement and collaboration between Club and school professionals as critical factors in creating the best after-school learning environment for Club members. Project Learn has been proven to boost the academic performance of Club members.
Through Project Learn, Club staff use all the areas and programs in the Club to create opportunities for these high-yield learning activities, which include:
Leisure reading
Writing activities
Discussions with knowledgeable adults
Helping others
Homework help and tutoring
Games, like Scrabble, that develop young people's cognitive skills
Incentives to reward Club members for positive academic participation
Ages: 6-18
Healthy Lifestyles
Triple Play
Triple Play, Healthy Habits is designed to incorporate healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience. Triple Play emphasizes:
Good Nutrition
Regular Physical Activity
Improving overall Well-Being
Ages: 6-18
SMART Girls
SMART Girls is a comprehensive program that combines health, fitness, prevention/education, and self-esteem enhancement for girls. Through dynamic, age-appropriate sessions, highly engaging activities, field trips, and mentoring opportunities with adult women, Club girls explore their own and societal attitudes and values.
The program emphasizes building skills for:
Eating Right
Staying Physically Fit
Getting Good Health Care
Developing Positive Relationships with Peers and Adults
Ages: 8-18
SMART Moves
This nationally acclaimed, comprehensive prevention program helps young people resist alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and premature sexual activity. SMART Moves features engaging, interactive, small-group activities that increase participants’ peer support, enhance their life skills, build their resiliency, and strengthen their leadership skills. This year-round program encourages collaboration among Club staff, youth, parents, and representatives from other community organizations.
The program's components are: SMART kids for ages 6-9, Start SMART for ages 10-12, and Stay SMART for ages 13-15.
Date SMART
Date SMART is a supplement to SMART Girls and Passport to Manhood for Club members. Through fun and easy-to-use sessions, members learn how to achieve mutually supportive relationships free of violence and abuse. The program also encourages youth to become community advocates for relationships that promote equality and respect while combating the attitudes and behaviors that lead to dating, sexual, and domestic violence..
Ages: 13-18
Leadership & Civic Engagement
Tourch Club
Torch Clubs are chartered small-group leadership and service clubs for members. A Torch Club is a powerful vehicle through which Club staff can help meet the special character development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage in their development. Torch Club members learn to elect officers and work together to implement activities in four areas: service to Club and community, education, health and fitness, and social recreation. The Torch Club Awards are presented annually to Torch Clubs with outstanding programs and activities in the four areas. Each year, Torch Club members from all over the country take part in a service-learning experience through the National Torch Club Project.
Ages: 10-13
Keystone Club
Keystoning is the Boys & Girls Club Movement’s most dynamic teen program. It allows teens to gain valuable leadership and service experience. Teens conduct activities in four areas: academic success, career exploration, community service, and teen outreach. Aaron's Inc. sponsors the Keystone Club program as part of a multi-year teen initiative; a strategic partnership between Aaron's Inc. and BGCA provides Clubs with the tools and resources to create a positive place for teens as well as for kids.
Ages: 13-18
Youth of the Year
Since 1967, Youth of the Year has been the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Redlands-Riverside's premier leadership program, distinguishing and celebrating the extraordinary achievements of Club members who embody the values of leadership, service, academic excellence, and healthy lifestyles. Each year, thousands of Club teens participate in local, state, and regional Youth of the Year events. Six teens advance to the National Youth of the Year, where one outstanding young person is named National Youth of the Year. This national teen spokesperson is a role model, leader, and advocate for the millions of youth served by Clubs each year and all of America's young people.
Ages: 13-18
Think, Learn, and Create Change
The TLC program empowers youth to become local changemakers. It provides tools and resources for young people to identify community issues they care about, learn about those issues, and then create and implement advocacy projects to address them. The program emphasizes youth-led initiatives, encouraging them to become active participants in their communities.
Ages: 13-18
Community Impact
Family Strengthening
Our Family Strengthening program offers free food distribution to Club families once a week at our Redlands clubhouse. Items include fresh produce and staples like cereal. We support our members’ nutrition and work with working parents.
Great-ful Family Dinners
Our Great-ful Family Dinners bring Club families together to share healthy, delicious meals while learning simple ways to support children’s well-being. Each dinner features fresh, balanced dishes to inspire healthier choices at home, along with a short educational session for parents and caregivers on topics like resilience, communication, and positive behavior.
These gatherings are made possible through a grant from the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, which also supports expanded therapy services and the Mind Matters Curriculum—helping youth and families build skills to thrive.
Weekend Snack Packs
We recognize that weekends can be a time of uncertainty for some families when it comes to food, and our goal is to help fill that gap in a meaningful way. Members will have the opportunity to take home a snack pack every Friday at pickup time. These snack packs are designed to provide a variety of nutritious, kid-friendly snacks that can help sustain our youth over the weekend when regular access to meals may be limited.
Ages: 4-18
Career Readiness & Life Skills
Career Launch
Career Launch encourages Club members to access their skills and interests, explore careers, make sound educational decisions, and prepare to join our nation's workforce. Club staff and volunteers work with teens individually or in small groups to build their job-search skills and job readiness.
Ages: 13-18
Money Matters
Money Matters promotes financial responsibility and independence among Club members by building their basic money management skills. Participants learn how to manage a checking account, budget, save, and invest. They also learn about starting small businesses and paying for college. Money Matters features three components. The Teen Personal Finance Guide is a fun, attractive booklet containing practical tips and activities to help teens learn the important skills of balancing a checkbook, creating a budget, and saving and investing for college and retirement.
Ages: 13-18
Camps & Enrichment
Break Camps
We offer an affordable and reliable camp experience where kids can explore new interests, build confidence, and make lifelong memories.
With a caring, trained staff dedicated to supporting your child’s growth, our camps provide a secure and engaging environment when you need it most— during school breaks and all summer long. Give your child the gift of adventure, learning, and friendship.
Ages: 4-18
Ultimate Journey
This small-group program helps young people gain an understanding and appreciation for the natural world both globally and locally. This award-winning environmental education program leads Club Members on a fun-filled journey into the beautiful and amazing world of plants and animals. Through participation in games, crafts, and discovery-based activities, young people develop an awareness of the environment, acquire a better understanding of how human actions affect nature, reinforce math and science skills, and learn about the conservation of our natural resources.
Ages: 4-18