Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan

Mission: To inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us the most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

For more than 26 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Southwest Michigan has been helping kids aged 6–18 create Great Futures. In addition to recreational and extracurricular activities, Boys & Girls Club provides after-school tutoring to put kids on a path to academic success, mentoring to guide members to create good character and leadership, and proven programming for youth to have access to healthy lifestyles, and life and workforce readiness skills.

It isn’t just about fun and games at the Club. Evidence-based programs and special initiatives support our core outcomes in Academic Success, Character and Leadership, Healthy Lifestyles and Life and Workforce Readiness. Because of our mission, we have developed a youth development strategy that instills in our members a sense of competence, belonging and usefulness. Through the programs at the Club, our youth recognize that they have influence within their peer group, family and community.