Every day after school and over the summer, your child has a safe, positive place to go, a place they feel welcome and feel like they belong—the Southwest Boys & Girls Club.

With our full-service Club we reach nearly 2,000 youth annually. We serve children 5–18 years old.

Staff

Our caring staff is trained to create a learning scenario out of every game, to nurture self-esteem in every exchange with a child, and to boost the confidence that can be so fleeting during adolescence.

The positive relationships our mentors build with children at the Club are a key element of our impact on youth.

Eighty-five percent of Club alumni said that Club staff helped them to know right from wrong, and 82 percent said that staff helped their self-confidence as a child (results from the Harris Interactive 2007 BGCA Alumni Survey).

Costs

The heart of every Boys & Girls Club is its drop-in program.  A membership to theSouthwest Boys & Girls Club costs just $25 a year and if a family can’t afford that we do everything we can to provide scholarships. Fees for childcare and other programming and summer camps vary, and scholarship opportunities may be available for families in need. Please call us to learn more about programs, costs, and scholarship availability.

Programs

Our programs and activities impact children in three essential ways: academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. A youth development strategy underlies all of our programs and fosters a sense of belonging, competence, and usefulness, and builds self-esteem and self-confidence among Club members.

To see a full list of the programs offered at the Southwest Boys & Girls Club please click here.

“Eighty-eight percent of Club kids surveyed reported that spending time at the Club helped them make positive decisions in life, like staying out of trouble at home and school, saying no to things that are wrong, and attending class.” – 2008 United Way of King County Outcomes Survey