Brighter Futures for Youngstown Youth
Youngstown Boys & Girls Club provides a place where all youth, no matter their circumstances, can make great discoveries about themselves and engage in educational and recreational activities, and it’s all done in a safe environment and led by positive role models and leaders. We meet kids and teens where they are and help them to take steps forward to reach their potential. By focusing on safety, academic support, and character development, we’re helping youth find – and achieve – brighter futures. Youngstown Boys & Girls Club provides the foundation for long-term, sustainable solutions for kids and their families to change the trajectory to excellence.
Become a Member
Youngstown Boys & Girls Club's affordable membership rate offers working parents reliable after-school and summer programs, granting families the opportunity to focus year-round on enriching their child's future success.
Membership to the Youngstown Boys & Girls Club runs from July 1st – June 30th. All youth, ages 6-18, must be an active Member to attend the Club. Registrations are accepted year-round.
Annual Membership for youth ages 6-12: $100 (Scholarships available)
Annual Membership for teens ages 13-18: FREE
Club Hours
After School Club Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 2:30 - 6:30 PM
Wednesday: 12:00 - 6:30 PM
Teen Nights
Wednesday - Friday: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
How to Register: Complete a Membership Application for your Children Through our MyClubHub Portal. [Add registration button here]
Engage. Inspire. Empower.
Engage
Our Engage programs help ensure our Members receive the educational support they deserve while providing them with 21st-century technology and tools to help them thrive now and in the future.
Classroom of the Future | Diplomas to Degrees
Khan Academy | Money Matters
Power Hour: Making Minutes Count
Summer Brain Gain | MakerSpace
CODE.ORG | STEM Mentoring Program
Inspire
Our Inspire programs are designed to enable youth to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the visual and fine arts, crafts, creative writing and performing. Our Inspire programs include:
ImageMakers | Lyricism 101 | National Fine Arts | Recording Studio
Empower
Our Empower programs develop our Members’ capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, help set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults. Our Empower programs include:
Mind Matters | Passport to Manhood | Seed-to-Table: Get Growing | Seed-to-Table: Get Cooking | SMART Girls | Teen Talks | Triple Play | Friday Night Hoops | Seasonal Sports Leagues | Soccer for Success | Strength and Conditioning
At Youngstown Boys & Girls Club, Child Safety is Job Number one!
Ensuring child safety is fundamental to our mission. We work every day to create a safe, fun environment so kids can have every opportunity to be successful in life. We have zero tolerance for inappropriate behavior of any kind, including child sexual abuse or misconduct, and we have policies and procedures to support this stance. We strictly follow the measures below to ensure we provide the safest Club environment possible to our Members.
Safety Culture
Youngstown Boys & Girls Club continually updates robust safety policies, programs, and trainings for our staff and volunteers that are designed to promote child safety and protect young people from threats that are present in our society. Mandatory criminal background checks are required for every staff and board member of the Club. In addition, Live Scan criminal background checks administered by the Youngstown Police Department are required for any volunteer that will have direct contact with a child.
Safety Assessment
Youngstown Boys & Girls Club, Youngstown Police, and Youngstown Fire Departments complete an annual safety assessment to ensure we continually make improvements for safety at our Club. Earthquake, fire and lockdown drills are performed with staff and Club members on a regular basis.
Safety Policies
Youngstown Boys & Girls Club has comprehensive safety policies in place that protect our Club members including but not limited to supervision, transportation, communication and the prohibition of one-on-one contact.
Safety Training
Ongoing training and supervision of staff is critical. We participate in a wide variety of child safety trainings conducted through seminars, conferences and webinars.
Safety Reporting
Youngstown Boys & Girls Club staff and volunteers are all mandated reporters. We are required by the State of Ohio as mandated reporters to report suspected or known abuse(s), neglect or any exploitation of children under the age of 18. We are also required to report any critical incident(s) to Boys & Girls Clubs of America within 24 hours.
Safety Committee
Youngstown Boys & Girls Club has a dedicated Safety Committee to provide input and guidance on local policies and safety strategies. Our Safety Committee consists of Board Members and members of the Youngstown Police and Fire Departments.
Nationally, Boys & Girls Clubs of America has advocated the passage of the US PROTECT Act which improves background screening systems and access. The national organization has also partnered with the FBI, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Centers for Disease Control to contribute to the development of safety practices that benefit all youth-serving organizations.
America’s young people deserve nothing less than our constant focus on their safety and our firm commitment to protect every child who is entrusted to our care at Alameda Boys & Girls Club. To learn more about our national safety policies and actions, please visit
Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Child Safety page.
