Fact Sheet
BGCC Quick Facts
Our mission is to inspire and enable young people who need us most to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. We serve youth ages six to 18. We have served over 6,400 in the past year. The club has been open since 1954.
BGCC provides after school and summer programs that encourage individual development and community responsibility. All programs are led by certified program staff.
BGCC currently operates five Cleveland area clubs:
BGCC also operates five school-based programs, resulting from a collaborative partnership with Cleveland Metropolitan School District and a charter school:
- Harvey Rice School
- Charles Eliot School
- Walton School
- Bella Academy
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Imagine Cleveland Academy
BGCC’s three areas of youth impact are:
- Academic success
- Character and citizenship
- Healthy lifestyles
Of our school-age members; 85 percent are African-American, 12 percent are Hispanic, 2 percent are Caucasian and 1 percent are of another multi-racial. 61 percent are male and 39 percent are female.
In 2011, 95 percent of our regularly attending high school seniors graduated from high school and 93 percent of all engaged youth were promoted to their next grade in school.
- Broadway
- Heights Youth Club
- King Kennedy
- Mt. Pleasant
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West Side