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Get the scoop on our club members at our NEW blog!

Do Clubs really meet the needs of youth?

skeptics welcome 

The numbers speak for themselves. 

Boys & Girls Clubs have an immediate and long-lasting impact on their alumni:

  • 57% of alumni said the Club saved their life. (Up 5% from 1999 survey.)  
  • 91% of alumni are satisfied with their adult life.  

67% of Club alumni attribute their ability to avoid difficulty with the law to the influence of Club staff.

Another 67% say the Club is where they learned how to "say no” to drugs and alcohol.

28% of alumni report they would have dropped out of high school if not for the Club.

51% achieved a higher level of education than they thought possible because of attending the Club.

80% of alumni said the Club had a positive impact on their attitude toward fitness and health.

74% of Club alumni report participating in organized sports. 

73% of African-American male alumni said the "Club saved my life.” 

34% of African-American male alumni earned a four-year college degree, compared to the national rate of 16%