Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington’s Deputy Director, Lauren Day, was honored with the 2025 Prevention Award of Excellence by the Washington State Healthcare Authority on October 29th during the monthly virtual Prevention Provider Meeting. The award celebrates complex and innovative work in youth leadership. This award shines a spotlight on the importance of prevention […]
Great Futures Week
Clubs across Washington participated in Great Futures Week, October 20-24th, a time to recognize the support our legislators have on our Clubs and their members. Some Clubs, like Boys & Girls Club of Lewis County, hosted their legislators–Representatives Peter Abbarno and Ed Orcutt–at their Club, giving them tours and highlighting the Club’s amazing programming. Still […]
2025 Pacific Leadership Conference
In early September, Club staff gathered in Las Vegas for Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2025 Pacific Leadership Conference. The conference was a way for staff to come together and connect, learn, inspire, and celebrate. Clubs across Washington were honored with awards at this year’s conference. We’d like to congratulate those Clubs by recognizing […]
Youth of the Year is a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County’s 2025 Youth of the Year, Colton H., was just announced a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist. He is one of only two from Skagit County this year–there are 390 in Washington State and a total of 16,000 nationwide. Around 1.3 million high school juniors entered the 2026 National Merit […]
Indigenous Youth Discover Ripken Summer Camp
The Ripken Summer Camp is a five-day overnight experience for youth nationwide. Sponsored by the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, the camp occurs every year and only about 200 youth are chosen to attend. This year, there were 202 youth from 21 states and Washington, D.C. that participated in the camp held in Aberdeen, Maryland. Representing […]
BGCWA Executive Director Farewell
After more than 11 years with the Boys & Girls Clubs Movement, I’ve made a difficult but exciting decision about the next chapter of my professional life, departing BGCWA to serve as the Chief Philanthropy Officer for Providence St. Peter Southwest Washington Foundation. Throughout my journey with the Clubs, I have been surrounded by the […]