Kids sometimes need a little extra support, especially during adolescence when they’re pulled in more directions than they can count. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America has been stepping in to help for over 150 years now and reaching out to kids who need it the most. According to studies just a few years ago, 15.1 million kids are left unsupervised in the hours right after school and that’s where juvenille crime spikes. Instead of that taking up their time, BGCA offers them constructive and fun activities. This year, BGCA has a lot of ways that you can get involved in their cause and teach your own kids about helping others during this holiday season.
Give the Gift of a Great Future
The Giving Game takes less than three seconds to play. All you have to do is “follow your heart” on the screen and when you win, you’re winning a special gift for a child involved with BGCA.
Kids Give Back
Boys & Girls clubs from all over the country have been giving back in their communities. In fact, this year alone they have done over 1 million hours of service! BGCA is going to award one club with a $2,500 grant and the winner is going to be chosen by a vote. You can vote for a club and see all of the things they’ve been doing this year to help others. Their stories are inspiring. Some cleaned parks, made dog toys for a local shelter, and some even traveled abroad and built desks for an earthquake-devastated school in Haiti.
Teaching Kids to Give
BGCA put out a list of ten things you can do to help encourage your kids toward volunteering and giving. My favorite is to volunteer together. If it’s a family event, children are more likely to take fond memories away from it and continue doing it on their own.
Have you ever been involved with the Boys & Girls club? Does your family volunteer or donate to causes?
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Boys and Girls Clubs of America. I received a promotional item as a thank-you for participating.
I really enjoyed reading about the Boys & Girls Clubs Give This Year,i wish there was a club like that in my area
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!!!
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What a wonderful post – I am going to track down that list for my two girls (3 and 5). They are great kids but I want them to understand how fortunate we are and realize that others have much less. Love BGCs. My husband coaches basketball for one in our city.
Great post! Too few people understand how fortunate they are. People need to realize that others have much less. My motto is “it can sometime be better, but it can always be worse.”
I think its great to teach kids how to give back, I know that’s something so important to me in raising my daughter.
What a great cause! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Mentoring kids who are at risk can be so important to give kids a chance to develop relationships and have opportunities to be exposed to things they wouldn’t have had the chance to be exposed to. It also opens up the world of the person mentoring, showing them that there are people who are less fortunate than themselves, not necessarily due to factors within their own control.
I love this club. I wish we had something like this in our area also! Merry Christmas!!!
Great post! I love that are trying to teach kids there are better things to do then crimes. I have always taught my son that there are less fortunate than he is, we always donate our clothes or toys. He knows that we have been blessed with what we have and we appreciate it.
would be cool to have something like this in my area. merry christmas all
At a time when bullying is at an all time high, I appreciate your message to parents and kids. My granddaughter, Jade, now 15 yrs, has been attacked at school. In fact, I just ordered a DVD and booklet on “how to stop bullying in our schools.”
Great Posts. Everyone should give a little of their time and start listening to kids and helping them. All kids need is attention and guidance. Volunteering in your community is important.Each person helps.
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Great post!! I am a great fan of the Boys and Girls clubs as I feel they do a lot of good for the community and help keep children busy after school so they are not tempted to do things they shouldnt be doing.