News & Updates
Essential Experiences: Summer at Boys & Girls Clubs
By Erin Porteous, CEO Summer is finally here, and unlike the entirety of 2020, this is the first season where we are looking ahead as...
Club Member Sells Crafts to Help Those Experiencing Homelessness
In the early days of the pandemic last year, many of us spent our time at home learning to bake. Ten-year-old Angie was no exception. She...
Denver Club Member Named Colorado Youth of the Year
Competing with eight other Boys & Girls Club members from across Colorado, 17-year-old Gi has been selected as the 2021 Boys &...
Safety for Kids, From the Inside Out
By Erin Porteous, CEO Any new parent will tell you that the moment that little being arrives into the world, the concept of “safety” takes...
Saving the World Starts at the Boys & Girls Club
“We all like to keep up with fashion trends, but these trends come in one day and go out the next,” said Boys & Girls Club member Mia....
2020 Annual Report Released
In 2020, we were challenged - as a nation, a community, and an organization - to draw on our deepest reserves of resilience. The negative...
The Past, Present and Future of Girls
By Erin Porteous, CEO When I sit down to share the origin story of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, I am often met with surprise...
Five Denver Girls Who Are Building a Better World
March is Women's History Month. As those of us at Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver reflect on more than 30 years of serving girls,...
Black History Month at Boys & Girls Clubs
At Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver, we recognize and celebrate the history and achievements of Black Americans throughout the month...
Giving shoes… and hope
At the Boys & Girls Club, Jayden learned the importance of helping others. After graduating amidst the pandemic, he set out to help...
Justin Simmons helps Club members rise in the community
For the second year in a row, Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons was named the team’s Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee, largely for...
Finding Solid Ground
By Erin Porteous, CEO At each of our Clubs, our kids arrive at our front doors with their backpacks on and their joys, worries – and...