OUR mission:
"To inspire and enable all young people to realize their full potential and become productive, responsible and caring citizens."
History of the Boys and Girls Club:
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Boys & Girls Clubs of the MonDak--Richland County Unit is proud to be a part of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, a 152 year old national movement that serves 4.2 million youth with 51,000 trained professional staff members at some 4,000 clubs in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and military bases around the world. Originally formed in 1860 in Hartford, CT by a group of women as a positive alternative to the streets for boys, it became an affiliated organization in 1906 in Boston, MA when 53 clubs joined to become the Federated Boys Club, becoming the Boys Club of America in 1931 and was chartered by the United States Congress in 1956. The national organization officially became the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 1991.
Our Club:
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We have a new name and a new home. Following a merger with the Dawson County Club early in January, the two Clubs are now known as Boys & Girls Clubs of the MonDak (Richland County and Dawson County Unit.) We look forward to working together to serve even more youth in Eastern Montana.
The Club currently serves about 160 students and has been showing growth each year. The Club strives to provide for as many youths as possible, a goal that has been difficult previously due to the limited classroom space at Central. Currently, we are looking at plans on the remodeling project as well as building classrooms and a gym to serve our kids.
Membership is open to all youth in Richland County for nominal annual membership dues of $75 ($125 for a family membership) but no child is turned away due to inability to pay. Fees for the after school program and activities are $40 per month with scholarships available.
WE PROVIDE GREAT PROGRAMS
EDUCATION & cAREER DEVELOPMENT
hEALTH & lIFE sKILLS
THE ARTS
Sports, fitness & Recreation
These core programs are supplemented by mentoring (adult and peer), substance abuse prevention and technology training. Counseling and referral services are also available on a needed basis. At the Club the children are surrounded by concerned and caring staff and volunteers who inspire and enable them to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.