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 […]
BGCWA’s Mental Health Promotion Pilot Mentioned in the National Academy of Science’s Consensus Study Report
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.
Kurt Jr., 2025 WA State YOY, at the Pacific Region Competition
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, […]