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Boys & Girls Granted Merit Award

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Dan Adelman, BGCNH Board Chair, Stephanie Barnes, BGCNH Executive Director; Jim Clark, CEO BGCA.

Boys & Girls Club of New Haven received the prestigious Merit Award for Program Excellence in Character & Leadership from Jim Clark, president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The award was recently presented during Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 110th National Conference in New Orleans. Merit Awards for Program Excellence, are sponsored by MetLife Foundation and presented annually for outstanding programs developed and implemented to lead youth to great futures at Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. Each honoree also receives a $2,500 award. Each year, hundreds of entries are submitted in the five core program areas: character and leadership development; education and career development; health and life skills; the arts; and sports, fitness and recreation.

The Boys & Girls Club of New Haven is one of the largest youth serving organizations in the city, serves over 1,000 children and teens at four program sites youth each year. The Club provides programs for youth ages 5 to 18, including an After School Program, Summer Camp, and The Club” for teens. Core program activity includes Fitness and Recreation, Character and Leadership Development, Education and Career Development, Health and Life Skills, and the Arts, as well as computer technology.

In addition, the Club conducts an extensive program of team sports for children and teens. The Club hours of operation during the Afterschool Program are Monday – Friday 3 – 6 p.m. and Summer Program 8 am.-5p.m. Parents interested in having their children join the Club and learn more about its youth programs can contact the organization at 203 787‑0187 or email Chantel Gray, Director of Programs & Family Services at [email protected] or visit www.bgcnewhaven.org.

Click on or download the above sound file to listen to an episode of WNHH Radio’s Dateline New Have” program focusing on the great work going on at New Haven’s Boys & Girls Club.

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