Month: January 2025

Staff and Members Mourn Tragic Loss of One of Our Own

It is with heavy hearts that we share the sad news of the passing of our friend and coworker, Jasun Bautista.  Jasun passed away on the morning of January 11th, 2025. Jasun was a valued member of our team, serving as a Youth Development Professional at our Club Sites, most recently at the Ron Estabillo… Read more »

Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Club Members celebrated MLK day at the Railroad Clubhouse, by watching an inspirational video of his famous, “I Have a Dream” speech. Kids did MLK activities in our Learning Center with our younger grades cutting and pasting words depending on where they should go while our older grades did a fun crossword worksheet and wrote… Read more »

Shandon’s Adventures + Delicious Pancakes!

Our Members had been looking forward to beginning local trips around town again coming back from winter break. Recently, the Shandon Staff accompanied Members on their first 2025 off-campus trips. On Wednesday January 22nd, we visited the Shandon Library. As always, Mrs. Joey had great options for our kids to be entertained that included a… Read more »

Fun Financial Literacy Comes to Evans Park

The very fun financial literacy program, Sammy Rabbit Money School has come to the Evans Park Clubhouse!  Through a partnership with United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County, this effective program helps kids learn important life skills about money and financial literacy. Our members who completed the Sammy Rabbit program had a small graduation where… Read more »

Roberto Rodriguez Elected to Honorary Commanders Program at VSFB

Roberto Rodriguez, the Chief Impact Officer for Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast, has been nominated to participate in the Vandenberg Space Force Base Honorary Commanders Program effective immediately.  This two year program aims to enhance public understanding of VSFB’s mission and serve as a platform for exchanging ideas, experiences, and friendships between… Read more »

2025 Off to A Very Active Start at Tom Maas Clubhouse

January was a very active month at theTom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles.  From art, science, craft and physical activity there was nothing our Club Members missed!  This month, Members took on the Spiderweb Challenge! They worked their way across a web of string stretched from wall to wall, building motor skills while having tons… Read more »

Youth Mental Health Training Takes Priority

We take youth mental health very seriously and are thrilled to announce two of our Club Directors just earned their certifications in important youth mental health identification and response. We are grateful for their leadership in this area. This certification equips them with the skills to provide life-saving intervention and support to individuals experiencing thoughts of… Read more »

Teens Learn Career Tips From Local Professionals

We kicked off our new program series “Meet A Professional” lwith our very own CEO, Maria Fabula. Meet A Professional is a monthly program for all local teens to meet local professionals across a variety of industries and fields to learn about careers on the Central Coast. Maria shared her knowledge and expertise in the… Read more »

An Organized Kitchen Is A Productive Kitchen

Thanks to volunteers from Philanthropic Educational Organization (PEO) the kitchen at the Tom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles is cleaned, organized and ready to continue to be a place of learning, fun, and nourishment for the 100’s of Club Members who visit this site every week.  PEO members from one of the Paso Robles branches,… Read more »

Winter Break Was Packed With Opportunities

The full day program at the Ron Estabillo Club in Guadalupe was packed with fun and learning opportunities during the recent Winter break.  Club kids enjoyed field trips to Rancho Bowl, the MOXI Museum in Santa Barbara and even a beach day!  At the Clubhouse, Members did cooking classes, created art and learned life skills… Read more »

A New Year Brings New Memories At The Shandon Club!

Happy New Year from the Shandon Club! We hope for a wonderful 2025 that’ll bring many memories for Members as well as Staff. During winter break Members played team building games and made creative crafts that included new year poppers, new year resolutions, jewelry bead snowflakes, and hot chocolate mugs.  Ms. Czarina’s Youth Leadership and… Read more »

Sharing Our Story With Youth Volunteers

The MUST! Charities Youth Board Volunteer Fair is an event put on each year where different non-profits in the community do a short presentation to explain what they do and, most importantly, how the MUST! youth board members can get involved. We were fortunate to be able to present to this dynamic group of local… Read more »

Deb Jeffers Joins Team as New Chief Advancement Officer

After a national search, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is excited to announce the appointment of Deb Jeffers as the organization’s new Chief Advancement Officer. Jeffers brings extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, strategic fundraising, and community engagement, having most recently served with distinction at the American Cancer Society. In her role as… Read more »

What’s Cooking With Our Teens

For the end of Winter Break at the Railroad Club, the teens were more than excited to do a cooking activity. On the menu: hamburgers, with chips and a drink. Although staff supervised, all prep work and cooking were mostly done by the teens. We are looking forward to making cooking a regular activity for… Read more »

College Info Night for Teen Members

To kick off the new year, our Keystone Club hosted a College Night where mostly college freshmen came to speak with high schoolers about their experience in college so far. In partnership with Jeanette Blanco, our former Keystone advisor, we had in attendance five college students from Brown University, San Diego State, UC Berkeley, and… Read more »