Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson went door to door to bring Kentucky kids back into the Club following the pandemic. Discover how their youth-led garden and farmstand are continuing to grow youth engagement and life skills for success.
Ideas for Recruiting Teens Through Community Service
Learn how to use community service opportunities to recruit and engage teens and tweens with ideas from Clubs.
Great Ways to Extend the Learning With the All-New Career Launch
Check out these four alternate endings to newly refreshed Career Launch sessions!
5 Great Ideas to Celebrate National Aviation Day and Girls in Aviation Day
Fly high with these great ideas for bringing STEM to the friendly skies!
Exploring Career Opportunities Through Self-Discovery
Four ideas for helping youth follow their passions and explore career opportunities for National Careers Week
6 Tips for Creating a Culture of Workforce Readiness
Six ways to incorporate Workforce Readiness programming and principles throughout your afterschool program.
How to Get Your Teens Engaged in Programming
Learn more about how to get teens excited and engaged afterschool, with tips from six Teen Centers!
5 Ways to Bring Workforce Readiness Online
Today we are joined by Kate Buechner, member of the Workforce Development team here at BGCA, to learn more about how career programming doesn't have to stop even if we can't be physically together. In youth development, we talk a lot about meeting youth where they are. So, what do we do when where they are isn’t at... Continue Reading →
Setting SMART Goals
As youth development professionals, there is a LOT we want our young people to learn. We want them to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrate good character and citizenship, and live a healthy lifestyle. We want them to be kind and empathetic and explore their passions. We want them to... Continue Reading →
National College Signing Day: 9 Ways to Celebrate Seniors and Their Next Steps
It's SIGNING SEASON Y'ALL! Read on as we welcome first-time ClubX Blog contributor Stacy Ruff for ideas to celebrate your graduating seniors making decisions about their next steps. As graduating seniors get ready to step into the realities of “adulting”, one of the biggest decisions they start off with is “where do I go from... Continue Reading →