Lupe is hard working and a dedicated staff to our members. All of our members LOVE Mrs. Uvalle. Lupe spends her time with our newest members and teaches them our daily routines. She is very popular with all our kids because her classroom is super cool. Lupe is creative and very thoughtful. She is very… Read more »
Railroad Club House Staff recently held a mock Emergency Drill. The Medical Emergency Drill went really well with a Club Member playing the roll of a unresponsive Member. In the drill, staff rushed over and checked for a heart beat and paramedics were called. In this simulation, no heart beat was detected so Club Staff… Read more »
Club members participated and interacted among their peers, as they were introduced to the EcoSystem during our Ultimate Journey Program. They were provided props that we get from nature that help us live like food, clean air, water and materials to build houses. Each member shared their favorite resource that nature provides us with and… Read more »
As part of our Ultimate Journey program, our Club Members participated in picking up trash around our Railroad Clubhouse. Before hand, we spoke about the importance of picking up trash in our community and how we can contribute in caring and preserving our environment. Ultimate Journey is one of BGCA’s oldest and most successful STEM… Read more »
The Ultimate Journey Program is one of the evidence-based, high quality programs developed by Boys and Girls Club of America. It is a high yield program in which all areas of development are enhanced. It primarily focuses on our environment and what we can do to protect it. For example, discussing the importance of recycling…. Read more »
Toyota of Santa Maria has generously agreed to donate proceeds of all tire alignments for the month of September to our Clubs! As part of their new “Service for Change” program, they will pick a Community Partner every month and BGCMCC was the first partner chosen! For every service performed each month a portion of… Read more »
Vandenberg Space Force Star Base Program came to the Railroad Club House and spent amazing time with our Members. Visitors from the team taught our members about Siege Engines, catapult kits, engineering principles and what it’s like to be an engineer. The Crane Operators activity helped Members learn to work together, using different methods of… Read more »
July 25th – July 29 is Wet & Wild Week at our Railroad Club House. Lots of fun and exciting water games going will happen all week. The water balloon toss contest allowed members to win prizes and future games include a wet sponge game, a pass the water game and “wet duck duck goose.” … 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 »
The Railroad Clubhouse in Santa Maria has been getting a beautiful facelift of its outdoor spaces. In addition to a grassy play area and new high-tech outdoor sports courts, we are particularly proud of the Famco Outdoor Amphitheater we celebrated with a ribbon cutting in early June. Thanks to the generosity of Famco Development and,… Read more »
Monica has been with the Club since August of 2017. She is our Club Director at Fairlawn. She started are off as a YDP, then worked her way up to Asst. Club Director and then Club Director. She has done an amazing job during 21-22 School Year working with the Fairlawn members. The Fairlawn community… 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 »
Teens at the Teen Center in the Railroad Clubhouse got treated to Boba-making thanks to Vice President of Club Success, Anna Libbon, who showed them the tricks to make delicious homemade boba! Teens helped at every step and were rewarded with custom boba to suit their tastes. They could add matcha, fresh fruit or any… Read more »
Members of The Club–the teen center within the Railroad Clubhouse in Santa Maria–are benefitting from a partnership with CAPSLO. On Fridays, teens participating in our Summer programming spend time with Emma, a trained educator, who leads a discussion on what is, and what is not a healthy relationship. Through group discussion and written work teens… Read more »
The National Fine Arts Program is a favorite program at our Clubs and both Clubs in Guadalupe, McKenzie Middle School and Mary Buren Elementary, showcased the artwork of their members at their annual art show. Local community leaders served as judges and were impressed with two-dimensional artwork encompassing a variety of media–everything from “bubble art”… Read more »
On June 6th, the community is invited to a ribbon cutting and celebration of new outdoor space at the Railroad Clubhouse in Santa Maria. Through a combination of generous community donations and funding through a grant from the Pacific Youth Foundation, the Railroad Club has expanded its usable space to include an outdoor amphitheater and,… Read more »
In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month, our members at Evans Park took the time to get focused and work on learning their Japanese names. While it was a bit challenging, they were adamant about learning a new way to spell their names. Members were impressed to see the finished result, and even added… Read more »
Josue has been with the Club since August of 2016. He is our Club Director at Bruce School and does a great job of leading both members and staff at his club. He is a great at creating supportive relationships with his members and making sure that they are engaged during activities. which creates a… 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 »
Meet Carlos, one of the members of our Teen Club. He’s a 9th grader and is 14 years old. The staff says Carlos is very kind and always willing to help and share with others. He loves playing soccer. With the new outdoor space at the Railroad Club, he can really start enjoying more soccer… Read more »
Thanks to a grant from the California Alliance for Health Club members have been able to use art and creative writing to help process their understanding of the Covid experience. They have also learned a lot about the science of vaccines and about careers in the medical field. Our Youth Development Professionals are leading sessions… Read more »
Club members at our Evans Park Club learned the importance of plants and how they benefit our planet. They also learned how plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen which in turn helps purify our air. Members assisted in pulling weeds from a planter to prepare it for new seeds to grow. Along with the… Read more »
Fun things happening at our Spring Break Program at Mary Buren! Thanks to Children’s Creative Project and The Guadalupe Union School District our members were able to watch a performace put on by BOXTALES Theatre Company. Our members were able to see a story from Mexico, a story from Puerto Rico and hear a song… Read more »
Kids at the Boys and Girls Club always get excited when they know that we are doing a science experiment. The club members see it as Magic but much better because they are learning and its fun. Children are naturally curious about the world around them. They want to learn and have many questions about… Read more »
Neil Hebert of KSBY News Daybreak has generously agreed to emcee our 40th Annual Auction and Gala–An Evening in the Tropics on April 9th. Neil is dedicated to telling the stories of those making an impact on the Central Coast community and the support of KSBY in promoting our programs and services to local families… 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 »
Members at Evans Park were able to create new unique pieces thanks to donations from a community member. Plates, cups, and a variety of pearl beads were used as tools to create artistic pieces for family members or friends. Our member Emma created a special piece for her mom that reads “I Love You” with… Read more »
The Wildlife Explorers come to Railroad Club House. The kids love to ask questions about all the fun activities. Los Flores Ranch Parks and Recs
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 »
Ian is our Assistant Club Director at Ontiveros Elementary and he had been with our organization for 3 years. He did an outstanding job covering while the Club Director was on vacation. Being able to lead while the Club Director was out is a valuable asset for his Club. His initiative and leadership are some… Read more »
Elisia has been with our organization for a little over a year. During our Winter Program Elisia worked double shifts in order to provide a great service to the members in Guadalupe. Currently she is having a blast running Money Matters and teaching our members the importance of having good credit! Thank You Elisia for… Read more »
After a one year hiatus, due to Covid-19 safety precautions, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast held its much loved annual youth basketball league with exceptional participation among local kids. With registration starting in September and practices and games beginning in October, the annual league provided months of exercise, sportsmanship, skills development and… 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 »
On February 24th, Club Members have a chance to win awesome new bikes donated by Main Street Cycles! As part of the 32nd Annual Back A Youth Night, Club Members and the Adult Mentors who will spend the evening together participating in games, learning activities, eating dinner and having lots of fun, will also have… 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 »
Club Members, with direction from Youth Development Professional, Mary Rosas, have spent the last few weeks planting seeds, tracking their growth, and are now starting to see some new life. The kids planted beans, potato, and avocado and the bean plants are starting to sprout! Not only are they learning and experiementing with plants, growing… 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 »
Jordann has been with Boys & Girls Club for 1 year. She is in charge of the Teen Room at Railroad, but she is always willing to help out wherever she needed. She stepped up during Winter Camp working full days to help cover when we had staff out due to COVID Protocols. Her ability… 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 »
Club Members at our Railroad Club have been learning about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a few different learning opportunities over the course of the month. In one activity they made a giant, colored puzzle and in another they all reflected on their dreams for their community and how the kinds of careers they… 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 »
Irma was chosen to be our staff of the month for November. Her passion for helping the members and parents is what makes her shine bright. Parents love her, they feel comfortable coming and talking to her about any concerns their child may be having at the club. Irma does an outstanding job with leading… 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 »
Members of the Orcutt Rotary, led by long time Club donor and supporter Bob Ogden, came to the Railroad Club to share some holiday time with Club Kids. With snacks and a sack full of gifts, the kids and adults enjoyed their time together. Thanks to Rotary and Bob Ogden for always keeping our kids… Read more »
Members of our Evans Park Club launched an Anime Program with the help of staff from the Santa Maria Public Library. In this program, they are using their imaginations to dream up an anime character and title along with figuring out a creative superpower for their character. Needless to say, this program is a blast… 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 »
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 »
After an exhaustive search, significant sales experience and local connections make for a winning candidate The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast is excited to announce the hiring of Daniel Rushing as the Annual Fund Manager for Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast. In this role, Daniel will be responsible for… 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 »
Brigette has been with the Boys & Girls Club for 2 years. She is at our Oakley School Site. She does an outstanding job, especially with our youngest members. She is very patient and cares about our members improving day by day. She is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that our members… Read more »
School holidays don’t always mean a day off for parents. We live the Boys & Girls Clubs motto: “When Schools are Out, Clubs Are In” and switch to all-day programs for our Club Members on days when school is not in session. Kids and their parents need the options that only Boys & Girls Clubs… Read more »
Thanks to Loan Depot in Santa Maria, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast has more support for our programs for kids! Kids and staff took a field trip to their new office at 2605 S. Miller Street to receive a donation of $1100.00 which Loan Depot raised during their “office warming” party. … Read more »
Tim Murphy Honored by the Santa Barbara Foundation Congratulations are in order for Tim Murphy, a member of our Board of Directors for being honored by the Santa Barbara Foundation as their Philanthropist of the Year during the annual Celebrate Philanthropy! event in Santa Maria. The Celebrate Philanthropy honor recognizes individuals, couples, or families who,… 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 »
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 »
Torch Club members in Santa Maria have been busy serving their community. They recently completed their second park clean up activity spending an afternoon collecting trash at the nearby Atkinson Park. This activity not only helps make the park nice for other users, but it’s an opportunity for kids to see, first hand, the problems… Read more »
Lupe is hard working and a dedicated staff to our members. Lupe literally spends the entire day with our members at Mary Buren. During the morning she sees our members during lunch time and makes sure they are nice and fed. All of our members LOVE Mrs. Uvalle. During our summer enrichment program Lupe conducted… Read more »
Jordann is known for having fun, being friendly, and an outgoing attitude with the members. Jordann has taken on many tasks here at the Club. Not only is she in charge of the teen room, she also has been walking members from Bruce, she is in charge of the Anime Club, and Santa Barbara County’s… Read more »
Club Members from our newest Club at Bill Libbon Elementary School were asked by Toyota of Santa Maria to contribute decorated pumpkins to their car dealership pumpkin patch. Always ready to show off their creativity and willingness to serve, these Club Members took pumpkin decorating to great heights! As part of Toyota’s “Pinktober” pumpkin patch–an… Read more »
The Ford Motor Company recently let us know that they would continue their annual support of our Clubs. Even increasing their annual gift to $15,000.00. The Ford Fund focuses their giving on programs that serve middle school aged youth, especially in areas that help with STEM education, job training, and leadership. Since our programming hits… 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 »
Miguel has been with the Boys & Girls Club for 9 years. He is our Club Director at Oakley Elementary where he has built a strong relationship with the school day, members, and parents. With his experience he has been able to establish a constant in the lives of the members at his site. Members… 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 »
On Thursday, September 16th, families that need access to computers or an internet connection to sign up their children in our much-loved basketball program, can visit the Railroad Clubhouse from 5:30 – 7 pm. The Club will have tablets and computers available for parents to fill out the application and even request a scholarship to… Read more »
Members of the Torch Club at the Railroad Club site spent their afternoon helping to make their community and neighborhood better. As a group, Torch Club members decide on ways they want to give back and for their first project of the year, they decided on a trash clean up at Atkinson Park in Santa… 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 »
The 5th and 6th graders at Robert Bruce did a STEAM activity where they were split into groups and only given 200 wooden popsicle sticks and one bottle glue to build a bridge. It took teamwork and collaboration to build the bridge. Winning group held 10 TEXTBOOKS!?! The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central… Read more »
Lot’s of fun and creativity happening with Evans Park Club Members. Yesterday, they designed and made their own tie dye shirts to keep and the younger Members started getting into Fall with Pumpkin Cookie decorating. The Evans Park Club is on site at one of the Housing Authority facilities. This Summer, the Housing Authority started… 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 »
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Mid Central Coast will have a featured spot at the Elks Parade Festival on Saturday, September 4th in Santa Maria. Everybody’s favorite parade–the 78th Annual Elks Rodeo Parade–will follow it’s historic route along Broadway in Santa Maria starting at Mill Street and marching south to Enos Boulevard. Our… Read more »
The brand new Honda of Santa Maria looks even more impressive now that two murals of artwork created by Club kids have been added to the facade. When you are driving along Bradley Road you’ll see a vivid tropical bird as well as a gorgeous sea turtle adorning the backof the building and you can… 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 »
For the month of July, our members at Mary Buren & McKenzie took over the Santa Barbara Zoo, La Purisima Mission, Central Coast Aquarium, and Rancho Bowl in Santa Maria. In July, we took both Mary Buren and McKenzie students to the Santa Barbara Zoo. By far it was the highest Friday of attendance. Our… 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 »
Andrea Alonzo has been with the Boys & Girls Club for one year and is at our Railroad Club. During the school year, she had the difficult task of working with our youngest members. Andrea did a great job getting to know their school schedules and getting onto Zoom. She has done a great job… Read more »
Mary Bolton has been with the Boys & Girls Club for three years now. She is our Club Director for our newest site, Bill LibbonElementary. She did a great job during the school year and our Summer Brain Gain Camp. She is currently helping at Railroad in the afternoons as Co-Club Director for the PM… 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 »
Alexis embodies selflessness. She is always willing to do what is asked of her. Alexis started the school year helping in Guadalupe and still worked Virtual Clubs for her home site, Bruce. In January, she returned to Bruce, and she has continued to be an asset to the team. She continues to do Virtual Club… Read more »
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