This Women’s History Month, we are reflecting on three influential women of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s history: our organization’s female founders. The first Boys & Girls Club (formerly known as the Boys Clubs of America) was founded in 1860 in Hartford Connecticut by three women Elizabeth Hammersley, Mary Goodwin, and Alice Goodwin. These […]
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A Legacy of Community Engagement When RJ McArthur first stepped onto the mat for Arthur E. Johnson Boys Club wrestling team as a young teenager, he was simply looking for a place to wrestle and stay out of trouble. Little did he know, this introduction would spark a lifelong connection that would come full circle
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Zenith Home Loans has partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver for nearly a decade. In 2021, they committed to becoming a Clubhouse Sponsor, funding the Zenith Home Loans Learning Center at our William E. Cope Boys & Girls Club. Their support funds academic programming for more than 500 active Club members daily throughout
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20 Years of the Denver Broncos and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver “Opportunity is the currency of the Boys & Girls Club,” Barrows says. “And it’s a nominal fee each year to be a member, but you’re exceptional. And if you make exceptional choices, you’ll get to do things that other kids can’t
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver is proud to partner with the Crown Institute through the University of Colorado Boulder, in implementing an age-appropriate, interactive digital tool called InsideU. Working directly with Pixar Animation Studios, the Crown Institute is taking inspiration from Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out to create InsideU. Developed with input from
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