Torch Club for members ages 10-13 has been in session at the Shandon club! The past couple of weeks the members have been working on goals, leadership, responsibilities, teamwork, diversity, empathy and good graffiti. The sessions gives the members practice in working on group decisions and working together as a team to see how they… Read more »
The Shandon Members took over the spotlight last week during Conference days and presented a special item from home for show and tell. They enjoyed sharing their item(s) during club hours and answering questions that their classmates had. They practiced their public speaking skills and bravery. The look of pride on their faces as they… Read more »
What a better way to treat the Members on a sunny day than with a snow cone of their chosen flavor. The Members looked forward to and were excited about enjoying a colorful snow cone as a way to end the season of Summer. They mingled amongst each other, talked about the flavors that they… Read more »
Several community members joined the staff at Boys & Girls Clubs Mid Central Coast’s Railroad Clubhouse to learn more about the Club all while working with a group of some of the Club’s youngest members to create spooky crafts for Halloween. The Club was honored to include two members of their Board of Directors for… Read more »
Creston Club is extremely excited to have new members, as our numbers increase. Our members are very happy to have extra time to socialize at the Boys and Girls Club. They are happy to participate in our weekly programs like Triple play Daily Challenges. Members play, talk, laugh, write, build and we love that they… Read more »
Adriana has been a great asset to the Tom Maas team by providing constant support. She takes and accepts new challenges that’s given to her. Thank you for providing a safe environment for the members to learn and have fun. We appreciate you!
Healthy Habits has been a complete success at the Shandon Clubhouse. Although it is a small bunch of kids ages 6-9, every member that has participated has enjoyed the activities that are assigned during sessions. They have gained knowledge about what foods have more nutrients and what’s best to eat including fruits, vegetables, protein, grains,… Read more »
The Shandon Library opened the doors to the BGC Members while the aquarium was on site as well. The Members had so much fun using their sensory skills to interact with the sea creatures. They fully enjoyed this trip to their local library.
Our Members are enjoying the new Clubhouse. They love the games room especially the pool table and air hockey table. They are having a ton of fun playing in the new space they have. We recently added a basketball shoot game and the Members are in love.
The Shandon Members were welcomed back from their Summer break with some fun crafts. They have been staying busy and have enjoyed making bracelets and necklaces as a group. They’ve also had the opportunity to enjoy and explore chalk art outside! All in all, the Members have been enjoying being around their friends and participating… Read more »
We have been very busy at the Creston Club. Every Friday we have “Fun Fridays” that involve fun activities like making slime, water painting, creating melting beads and so much more. We end our day with a Disney movie and some popcorn. The Club Members really look forward to these fun afternoons. Special thanks to… Read more »
For the first time the middle and high school students at the Boys and Girls Club in North SLO have a place of their own! For years we have had all of our members, K-12th, in the same location, but with the opening of our Tom Maas center this summer that all changed. Our old… Read more »
This Summer we had the opportunity to take some of our Members to the Art Studios in downtown Paso Robles. The Members toured the facility and saw lots of local art work and then they had an art teacher do a lesson with them. The Members had a lot of fun and even got to… Read more »
As a way to celebrate the end of our summer program we organized a Luau for our members. We had such a fun time together and look forward to our end of summer luau every year! We had so many generous donations from parents. Cookies, chips, hot dogs, fruit, veggie trays, juices, and water are… Read more »
Every day after school, our Clubs welcome Members into a safe, supportive and caring environment. From sports, games, reading, homework help and more, our staff works tirelessly to create the enriching Club experience we’re famous for while delivering on our mission to create Great Futures for our members. During the summer months and over holiday… Read more »
It takes all kinds of donations to keep the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast driving toward a better future for local youth, especially those who need us most. Volunteering, mentorship, one-time donations, and event sponsorships are just a few of the ways our community helps us support the future of our Clubs… Read more »
What a way to close National Boys & Girls Clubs Week but with the news that Denzel Washington has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom! Denzel has been the national spoksperson for Boys & Girls Clubs of America since 1992. Denzel knows firsthand the life-changing difference the Club can make in a kid’s life…. Read more »
San Luis Ambulance stopped by our Club to give our Members a tour of the ambulance and to answer some of our Members many questions. The Members were thrilled to see the ambulance pull up and they had a ton of questions for the Paramedic and EMT. They gave a tour, showed them the EKG… Read more »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast are grateful to our San Luis Opispo County Community Partners. Gina Fitzpatrick, CEO of the Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce supported the grand opening of the Tom Maas Clubhouse in June with a Chamber ribbon cutting as part of the opening ceremonies. Pictured here with Gina… Read more »
The summer heat is upon the Club Members in the Paso Robles area. Staff had the opportunity to take the members to the pool thanks to the Paso Robles Municipal Pool and their amazing staff of lifeguards. Our Members were so excited to walk to the pool and enjoyed being able to swim. We were… Read more »
The Learning Center at the Tom Maas Clubhouse has been a great spot for our Members to enjoy some time for reading. The Members have rotations in the morning where they rotate between activities such as math, reading, art, and an outside sport. The Members are loving the time they get to read in the… Read more »
Our Members were so excited to start using the new art room at the Tom Maas Clubhouse. They worked on these masterpieces using paint, cotton swabs, paper, and yarn. The Members had a blast and are excited to see where their creativity can go next.
Veronica (Miss V) is our wonderful floater in the SLO region. Over the last half year, she has been instrumental in our opening and operating at the Creston Club. Veronica is a true team player and will help out wherever needed. She embodies our core values and her passion shows when she is working with… Read more »
On day three of National Boys & Girls Clubs Week, we know that our Members walk the road to their great futures with a devoted Youth Development Professional (YDP) by their side. The training and commitment staff make to the positive futures for the children they work with is the reason that our programs and… Read more »
Celebrated since 1941, National Boys & Girls Club Week recognizes the invaluable service Clubs bring to communities, sharing how great futures start at Boys & Girls Clubs. National Boys & Girls Club Week promotes the fact that while Clubs operate on a local community level, they are also part of a growing national Movement, and… Read more »
June 15th will always be a special day in the history books of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast. It was a day of celebration as many years of planning, fundraising, community engagement and building–during a global pandemic–resulted in the grand opening and ribbon cutting of the long-awaited and much-needed Tom Maas… Read more »
Sue Runkle–BGCMCC board member and lead team member on the committee to build the new Tom Maas Clubhouse–is a member of a Ladies Bible Study that really demonstrated the importance of giving! This group has followed Sue on her journey to build this important Club for local youth and enjoyed hearing about the progress. When… Read more »
The Shandon Club started the month of June with a bang! As the end of the school year approaches, the Spring programs such as, SMART Girls and ALL STARS Soccer has also come to an end. The Club staff celebrated by handing out certificates and raffling off two baskets full of goodies. Face painting was… Read more »
Members along with community members shared an activity that supports our Healthy Lifestyles programming involving a mystery box with various fruits, and vegetables. Those with a magic touch and great feel have to guess what they are holding. In the end cookies for everyone! Cookies & Kids came back to Flamson! This second installment featured… Read more »
One of the fun programs run at the Shandon Clubhouse is soccer. The Members have been extremely enthusiastic about their soccer sessions. Some learning objectives have been playing kickball, developing soccer tricks, demonstrating teamwork skills, building individual confidence, and demonstrating foot accuracy. The Summer days haven’t stopped the Members from having fun. On hot, sunny… Read more »
During the month of May, the Shandon Club Members have been active in many interesting and enjoyable activities. A staff member’s birthday was celebrated on Friday the 13th with a Happy Birthday song, a birthday cake, and some yummy ice cream. Such a sweet moment! Members also participated in some indoor activities like a dry… Read more »
Meet our member Alek. He has been a member since he was six years old and still loves to attend. He is a fifth grader and is eleven years old. Alek posesses many great skills, but the most important one is his great leadership skill. He is patient, outgoing, and extremely kind. He is the… Read more »
Griffin is the Club Director at our new Laguna site in San Luis Obispo and has played such an integral role in getting the club ready. From doing TV interviews, Open Houses, and making sure to build connections with school staff and the teens during the lunch and after- school programs, Griffin has embodied the… Read more »
Members at the Atascadero club had some fun with rounds of dodgeball for the first time this school year! All members were so excited and enjoyed fun, safe rounds of dodgeball. They even got a few rounds of members versus staff as well! They handily defeated the staff and enjoyed every minute of it. Dodgeball… Read more »
The members at our Atascadero Club got to cool down with some frozen Mexican treats to kick off the celebration of Cinco de Mayo! They all enjoyed this special snack along with rounds of lotería (Mexican bingo) and a special viewing of the movie Coco.
The Laguna Club started off its first full month of being open with a brand new Ping Pong table. The addition of the table has paved the way for some light hearted competition amongst members and staff alike. The first ever Tuesday tournament was held, the winner of which being staff member Grant. Grant bested… Read more »
Closdualdo “Junior,” one of our Flamson Club Members, attended the Skills USA competition in Ontario, CA. Junior is a 17-year-old 11th grader at Paso Robles High School. He attends and helps out at the Flamson site when he isn’t participating in extracurricular activities such as Jooi club (community service), VIP club (video making & photography),… Read more »
Our Members are learning about and helping out with Spring cleaning this week. The Members helped the staff take every item out of the ball room and helped organize and put all the equipment, games, and toys back into the room. Our members were so helpful and they even had some fun with it.
On April 18th the Boys & Girls Club of the Mid Central Coast opened its first location in San Luis Obispo at Laguna Middle School! The Club opened its doors with balloons, pizza, board games and lots of laughs. Although the pizza ran out quickly, the fun times lasted as members played volleyball in the… Read more »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is excited to announce an important partnership with San Luis Coastal School District to provide childhood development programing at lunch time and after school at Laguna Middle School beginning April 18th. As most working parents know, after school childcare is not as easy to access for… Read more »
The National Youth Outcomes Inititative Survey is offered to all members age 9+ to give input on their experiences every year. Each Club offers this electronic survey in the Spring. The Flamson Club members received an ice cream party for completing the NYOI Survey. Their goal was to have fifty Members complete the survey and… Read more »
Spring break is off to a great start. We did some egg dying and had a lot of fun coloring lots of eggs.The Members learned how to make different designs using rubber bands, white crayons, and colored dye.
Ms. Lynea got creative with the Money Matters Program provided by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. She set up an auction for our middle school Members. The Members were given 116 fake dollars to use towards the auction. The Members learned the concept of perseverance when biding on auction items. They also learned that… Read more »
Spring break is going great with all our fun activities including this bubble gum whipped cream challenge! Each member was given a plate with a bubble gum egg covered in whipped cream and were tasked with eating the whipped cream and blowing a bubble with the gum. The Members had a lot of fun.
Our very own Torch Clubbers are taking environmental protection into their own hands by doing a clean-up day! This group lead by our fabulous Ms. Lynea ventured to the nearby Flamson Middle School where the members were able to clean up their own school with the help of some useful tools. This was part of… Read more »
Special thanks to the new Raising Cane’s Restaurant in Santa Maria and their staff for their support for our Clubs! We received $1000 as part of the grand opening celebration of their new store in Santa Maria. Thanks especially to Tim Foreman (Restaurant Leader… pictured), Oscar Rembao (Area Leader of Marketing), for their decision to… Read more »
We had Berry Goyette, who is a SLO based photographer, visit the Flamson for a project he is working on. He was capturing pictures of the member’s eyes. The photo shoot lasted about an hour and we were able to get 40 plus members get their photos taken. The members loved having their picture taken… Read more »
The Shandon Library has opened their doors to the Shandon Members. Look at the Members having a fantastic time! During their visits to the Shandon Local Library, they have had circle time, the opportunity to read books, play with online games as well as board games, have enjoyed playing with blocks, making art with stamps,… Read more »
Staff and Members of the Flamson Club in Paso Robles welcomed local community members to their clubhouse this week to create crafts and get a glimpse into a day in the life at the Club. With St. Patrick’s day around the corner, guests and a group of 2nd & 3rd graders created custom pots ‘o… Read more »
On Friday, February 18th the Flamson Club House hosted their first Teen Night, complete with pizza, and games. The turnout was a great group of local youth who looked forward to some quality time with their peers and the chance to meet new people in a safe and welcoming environment. The amount of fun had… Read more »
As most working parents know, afterschool childcare is not as easy to access for many families as they would like. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast has been at the forefront of providing high-quality, affordable afterschool programming since 1966 and is now poised to expand their services into San Luis Obispo. Thanks… Read more »
Understanding that a building is only as good as what’s contained within its walls, this month, the Paso Robles Rotary donated $3000 toward supplies and other essentials for our new Tom Maas Clubhouse. With a grand opening for the Tom Maas site later this spring, the Rotary’s generous gift will help make sure it… Read more »
Brooke is the NSLO Teen Services & Recruitment Specialist. Brooke brings so much energy and enthusiasm to everything they do. They are a true definition of a team player. Whenever any site is down staff, Brooke is there to step in and help. They have been busy reaching out to all the Middle & High… Read more »
Thank you to our January Donors! Abraham Bautista Allison Cuevas Alora McNulty Brigette Verdin CyberGrants SPV, LLC Dale W & Dennis V Gomer Donna Gallison Elizabeth Aldana Erica Lopez Fernando Ramos Fischer’s Fine Jewelry Floyd Bland Frank McCoy Givinga Foundation, Inc. Guadalupe Salazar Helen Tomac Jacob Zambrano Jay Hardy Hardy Diagnostics John Joyner Josue Rojo… Read more »
Free Night for Teens February 18th from 6-9pm As we expand our Clubs and increase programming, teens in Paso Robles will have more opportunities to enjoy teen-specific programs and events. Our first Teen Night is coming up on February 18th at the Flamson Clubhouse at 2405 Spring Street. The night will be full of fun,… Read more »
The newest, in-person mentorship programming to come to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast kicked off in Santa Maria with a Valentines theme. “Cookies & Kids” is a program that has been two years in the making. “Club Members spending quality time with adults in our community who care about them is… Read more »
Our newest Club site at Creston Elementary School has kicked off with a lot of enthusiasm in the Creston community. Club Members are enjoying great activities right off the bat! Our Creston members have been busy all week creating some crafts that they can give out to their loved ones on Valentine’s Day . They… Read more »
Up and down the Central Coast, our Clubs are enjoying lots of STEAM activities and projects thanks to the creativity and desire to teach that comes from our Youth Development Professionals. One of our Clubs practiced building stable structures using only marshmallows and toothpicks. They will follow this up with some analysis and data exploration. … Read more »
A strategy/planning meeting for our 2022 Events will be held, via zoom, on February 2. Anyone interested in sharing their time and talents to help plan and produce exciting “white glove” events that will engage and motivate our community to support the amazing work happening at Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is… Read more »
Rick Stollmeyer sees the growth of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast as so vital to helping local kids succeed that he has agreed to match all donations, dollar for dollar, up to $300,000 in 2022! Stollmeyer is passionate about the importance of exposure to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math)… Read more »
Lynea is a hardworking individual who is a huge asset to the club and it’s members. Lynea is kind, compassionate, fun, and very helpful. She has been working at the club for a bit now and we absolutely love working with her. She is running smart girls and torch club. It was hard to get… Read more »
It takes all kinds of donations to keep the Boys and Girls Club of Mid Central Coast driving toward a better future for local youth, especially those who need us most. Volunteering, mentorship, one-time donations, and event sponsorships are just a few of the ways our community helps us support the future of our Club… Read more »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is excited to announce an important partnership with Creston Elementary School to provide top notch after school programming at the school facility beginning January 5th. Creston is a very small community about 10 miles outside of Atascadero–far enough away from resources and services to make afterschool… Read more »
Throughout the Central Coast, Club sites have been offering winter sessions for Club Members during the school break. Parents and kids are benefiting from these high quality, immersive day long experiences so kids are engaged and active during their time off from school. From holiday-themed activities, to science-based investigations, to physical activity, Clubs in Guadalupe,… Read more »
Shantal has been employed with the Boys & Girls Clubs for the past 3 years, 2 of those years at our McKenzie site. Shantal will be leaving us soon to focus her attention on school in order to become a teacher. Shantal will be missed, but we thank you for all your hard work and… Read more »
Club Members Get Into the Holiday Spirit Up and Down the Central Coast The Holiday Spirit is alive and well at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast! Thanks to the thoughtfulness of local community groups and donors, many of our Clubs were visited by Santa, Club members received presents and some lucky… Read more »
Angela has been at the Shandon site for about 4 months now. Despite her limited time at the club she has shown great perseverance and ability to create the best experience for the members. She is always ready to learn and move forward on teaching new skills. Angela had been running Triple Play-Daily Challenges along… Read more »
Thanks to an amazing outpouring of commitment to giving back to the community, Waste Connections built and donated 60 bikes to our Clubs, along with hundreds of other bikes to other organizations serving youth. A select group of Club Members at all of our Club sites were selected to recieve one of the bikes–which came… Read more »
Club kids at the Flamson site in Paso Robles, spent their time putting together hygiene kits for local people experiencing homelessness. In partnership with CAPSLO Torchclub Members decided on this service opportunity during the season of giving. CAPSLO will distribute the kits through their network of programs to help people in San Luis Obispo County…. Read more »
We started GivingTuesday off in a BIG way with a very generous donation from American Riviera Bank! Steve Harding, Regional President and Heidi Cummings, VP shared their generosity with Alanna Andruszkiewicz, our Chief Philanthropy Officer at their Paso Robles Branch. In lieu of a staff holiday party, employees of the Bank voted and chose Boys… Read more »
RE/MAX Success, based in Templeton, just donated $1000.00 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast to help support our sports and healthy lifestyles programming. After completing a local fundraiser that generated $42,000, RE/MAX Success considered our Clubs as one of the first organizations they would pass the donations to. Rebecca Repetto and Lorelai… Read more »
Club Members and Staff from the Flamson Club in Paso Robles, built an amazing float and were joyful participants in the City’s annual Holiday Parade of Lights. The Club chose “Country Christmas Memories” as their float theme and all worked very hard to make it beautiful. Alora McNulty, Club Director reports, “We had a lot… Read more »
Administrators for the estate of Annabella Reinhold surprised Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast with a gift Ms. Reinhold was kind enough to bequeath to us. Ms. Reinhold passed away in August in Arroyo Grande and listed the Boys & Girls Clubs as one of her beneficiaries. After a long and interesting life,… Read more »
For the 2nd year in a row, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast was voted “Best Place to Work” by the Pacific Business Times . The print publication sends out surveys throughout San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties and crunches the numbers to determine workplace satisfaction among those surveyed. With a… Read more »
Employees, their families, and community volunteers with Waste Connections spent a recent Saturday building 200 bikes they will donate to local youth-serving organizations. Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast will receive 60 new bikes that we can distribute to our Club Members most in need of these great gifts. Club staff transported the… Read more »
Briceida has been with the Shandon site for about half a year. She is a hard worker and dedicated to the organization’s mission and goals. She truly cares about the well-being and growth of all the members she serves and is always there to step in and help when needed. Briceida ran our kicki’n nutrition… Read more »
On November 1, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast did a Facebook Live drawing for the winner of the Lake Tahoe Deluxe Golf Get-A-Way for four. Thanks to everyone who purchased a ticket! We’re thrilled to announce that Dennis Gallagher is the winner of this wonderful prize. In addition to this drawing, we drew “winners”… Read more »
Two Recent Check Presentations Show Great Support of our Northern SLO County Programs Thank you to the Bank of the Sierra for their recent donation of $10,000 to our Club operations. This is an increase in funding from their 2020 gift and is a wonderful example of good partnerships improving outcomes for the kids we… Read more »
Up and down the Central Coast our 13 Clubs are offering programs as diverse as their communities and their Members. From the arts, to STEM to quiet self-directed work, Club members get to try lots of things every week. Possibly inspired by the upcoming Empty Bowls event supporting the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, kids… Read more »
It’s always a special treat when people make a special effort to raise money for our kids but when college students do it with an all day bake sale, their treats really ARE a treat! Recently, a group of students at Cuesta College were asked to tackle a local problem with a creative solution. This… Read more »
The construction of Tom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles is well under way! The state -of-the-art Club has had steady activity since breaking ground in March. To date, site retaining walls are almost complete…and with some 16″ thick block in the tallest ones, they are sturdy! Framing continues to move faster now and should be… Read more »
Veronica Ayon – Veronica is the North SLO Rover. Veronica is extremely helpful and willing to jump in wherever she is needed. She always comes in with a smile and the members love her. Veronica is fun to work with and has a heart for our members. Veronica is patient and understanding even in tough… Read more »
The SMART Girls program at the Flamson Club has been exploring the arts and self expression. Members of this program have recently worked on self portraits and have been able to have some down time drawing while listening to music. It’s been a wonderful time to slow down, create, and bond with each other. SMART… Read more »
With Fall programming well under way, the Club Members at the Flamson Club have been exploring nutrition, physical fitness and anti-bullying education. In partnership with the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department, youth participated in their “Kickin’ Nutrition” program which included watching cooking videos and doing hands on cooking and food preparation. Boys &… Read more »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is excited to announce the hiring of Mina Donkor as Area Director to lead all activities of the Northern San Luis Obispo County Club sites. These include Clubs at Flamson Middle School, the Atascadero Fine Arts Academy and Shandon Middle School. Altogether, Ms. Donker will lead… Read more »
Thank you to all of our Donors for your generosity! Brigette VerdinElizabeth AldanaAbraham BautistaAbraham BautistaErica LopezErica MezaJacob ZambranoMayra BautistaMr. Carlos CortezMichael PatinoMiss Daisy PerezFernando RamosGuadalupe SalazarMiguel Torrez-FraustoLiset Vazquez-RiveraLidia AvilaAlexis CastilloUnited Way California Capital RegionTarget CorporationMary BoltonViolet CavenderAllison CuevasMr. Ernie CuevasMelissa GodinezAlora McNultyJosue RojoTarget CorporationNetwork for GoodMr. & Mrs. Bill LibbonMiss Signe ZollerKelsie PradoKathryn ScottMs. Brandi… Read more »
Yasmin has been with the BGC movement for a little under a year, and has already made a great impact with her leadership style and her willingness to go beyond the normal day today requirements. Yasmin is a responsible caring and community oriented Club Director. Her community approach to operations is a instrumental to making… Read more »
Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans past and present. While it’s a monthlong celebration, it notably crosses over two calendar months – running Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th – coinciding with the Independence Day celebrations of Belize, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico… Read more »
Great food and great wine along with very generous supporters made Paso Robles Event a big success. Paso Robles, CA—September 17, 2021 – Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is thrilled with the success of their Swirls, Sips and Sunflowers fundraiser held Saturday, September 11 at the Paso Robles Event Center. This event … Read more »
Funding for the construction of the long-awaited Tom Maas Clubhouse in Paso Robles is now complete—the state of the art new facility to open in the Fall of 2022. Paso Robles, CA—September 9, 2021 – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast today announced the generous donation of $543,000.00 raised at the must!… Read more »
One of the BGCA flagship programs, SMART Girls, is doing a lot in Paso Robles. Yesterday, Club Members who are part of this program spent time learning how to make charcuterie boards and then shared their treats with the Club staff–who were so appreciative! They had a lot of fun learning how to cut different cheeses… Read more »
Click here to check out our auction items and start your bidding! Our Winemaker Dinner Auctions are Open! Check out the fabulous items we’ve gathered for our Live and Silent Auction. If you’re looking for dining, travel, wine, the perfect bike, or something for the home, we’ve got something for you. The auctions are open… Read more »
Kids Head Back to School—and Bring Covid-19’s Mental-Health Scars With Them They’ll be met by additional counselors, plans for mental-health screening and new programs to help tackle anxiety and depression MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—JR Dzubak was breaking up a fistfight between a group of high-school boys in July when he had a moment of doubt. What… Read more »
Saturday, Sept 11, 2021, 5:30 pm NEW LOCATION Paso Robles Event Center- 2198 Riverside Ave, Paso Robles, CA 93446 For over 55 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast have been removing financial barriers to high-quality after-school and summer programs. Our Clubs are dedicated to helping all youth reach their full… Read more »
The heartbeat of the Boys & Girls Club—our education professionals who plan and implement all of the high quality programming and activities that help Club Members stay engaged, reach goals, and make healthy choices—have been working for weeks to design programs that really ensure that “Great Futures Start Here!” Anna Libbon, Director of Programs and… Read more »
Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast has seen a whirlwind of activity as our Club members get ready for in-person school once again! Thanks to some of our generous and thoughtful supporters, many of our kids benefitted from a great shopping trip for school clothes, as well as a bounty of school supplies. … Read more »
The Paso Robles Chamber hosted a lovely event on 8/11/21 at Cal Coast Brewing in Paso Robles, where they honored Gene & Sue Runkle as Roblans of the Month. Gene Runkle serves as our Board Treasurer. Gene & Sue talked about the Club, the Tom Maas Clubhouse, and the local kids that benefit from Club… Read more »
I’ve had the great privilege of joining the staff of Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast this Spring. Over the course of my first few weeks and months, I enjoyed the opportunities I had to meet staff, watch them in action with our members, watch the members play and enjoy their time at… Read more »
For many years, the Ford Motor Company Fund has been supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast kids through their national grant program and through support from the local Ford dealership—Santa Maria Ford. Focusing on programs and services that benefit “tweens” and those in Middle School, the Ford Fund provides grant money to… Read more »
Nacho is an amazing asset to our North County team. He goes above and beyond the call of duty. He never misses a day and is always upbeat and awesome. The kids in his group love him so much. He is passionate, caring, funny, thoughtful, and kind. He will help anyone in any way they… Read more »
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