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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWebpage 1Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami is the Positive Place for Kids! Page 1 of 1 Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami About the site The Mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami This web site is a It is our primary mission to inspire and enable all young doorway of opportunity people, especially those from disadvantaged for the children of our circumstances, to realize their full potential as community. productive, responsible and caring citizens. We will do our very best to About Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami keep it up-to-date, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami was established in 1940. make it a useful tool for The first club was located on the corner of US -1 and 32 children, parents, and Avenue. Today both the Hank Kline Unit and the supporters. If there is administrative offices remain on this property. anything we can do to make this a better site for The organization began as a club for boys. It was not you, please contact_u_s. until 1985 that girls were included. There are currently six clubs throughout Miami -Dade County. We look forward to hearing from you. We will strive to Boys & Girls Clubs is committed to serving children from improve our programs, find all economic levels of society. It is especially important opportunities for our to serve children from disadvantaged neighborhoods children, and make the and provide them with programs that enrich the lives of community stronger as we children in this community. grow. Who We Serve Thank you for visiting! Miami -Dade County is one of the biggest cultural melting pots in the country. Our clubs are no different. Alex Rodriguez-Roig We serve children from just about every part of the Executive Director world. The majority of the children are of African- aroig@becmia.org American or Hispanic descent. While this provides for a culturally enriched environment, it also present challenges. Many of these Thanks to Creative Juice sox for children have not been in this country very long and design, development and have struggles and insecurities to deal with. Many hosting. parents also struggle and have to work several jobs. It is a relief for them to know their child is in a safe and nurturing environment. It is great for them to have a secure place to go after school and receive homework assistance as well as participate in recreational activities. This builds confidence and improves academics. What makes these programs successful is our staffs ability to modify programs to meet the needs of these children and still provide the same quality programs throughout the clubs. The United Way Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami have been a United Way agency since 1947. Twenty percent of the clubs' budget comes from the United Way. The remaining funds are raised through special events, corporate donations, various foundations, grants, and individual donations. v_isit_ti�_United Way_w..e�_s_ite return to top Welcome I Events Spotlight Programs Our Clubs I Sponsors BGCMIA Foundation About Contact l Web Mail Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami 1 2805 SW 32 Ave I Miami, FL 33133 j Tel: 305-446-9910 1 Fax: 305-446-2393 htLD://www.bv-cmia.orti/about/ Ah1 Mnnn