By: Sara Leutzinger, National Director, External Communications & Content Strategy for Boys & Girls Club of America
Opening doors. For more than a century, Boys & Girls Clubs around the country opened their doors each day to millions of kids and teens, literally and symbolically. Clubs offered, for many, the only safe places in their communities. And local Boys & Girls Clubs helped open the door to opportunities young people might not have otherwise, offering career training, skill building, positive mentors, and pathways to a great future.
At the onset of COVID-19, many feared those doors would close. But true to its 160-year legacy, Clubs remained a safe haven for local communities.
Boys & Girls Clubs across America immediately sprang into action—quickly changing service delivery models to uniquely assist the needs of communities they serve during the pandemic. Hundreds of Clubs nationwide transformed their operations to focus on critical areas
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