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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 […]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington’s Mental Health Promotion Pilot was mentioned in the recent edition of National Academies of Science’s Consensus Study Report. You can read the section of the report that mentions BGCWA here, and by scrolling down to page 54.

In early June, Kurt C. Jr. of Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County and the 2025 Washington State Youth of the Year, headed to Los Angeles for the Pacific Region Youth of the Year event. Beforehand, Kurt and his mentor Latasha took in the sights of LA, including Universal Studios, the Santa Monica Pier, […]

Pearle, an alumna of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula, and a 2022 and 2024 Washington State Youth of the Year finalist, has released her first single, titled, “Another You.” Performing the country song for a few thousand Boys & Girls Club staff at the Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Conference […]

Riya is a member of Boys & Girls Clubs of South Puget Sound and a 2024 Washington State Youth of the Year finalist. She is an extraordinary teen who has helped her community thrive. Because of her outstanding community service and leadership, she was recently recognized by the City of Tacoma. You can view this […]

On April 11th and 12th 175 participants from ten Boys & Girls Clubs organizations throughout WA gathered at Angel Winds Casino and Resort for the inaugural Youth Development Professionals conference, “Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington are Future Ready!”  This annual training event was brought back by local Club leaders after a decade-long hiatus to […]