Club News

Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club is delighted to have been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Joy in Childhood Foundation to help enhance its afterschool healthy snacks program. We are very grateful for this gift as we know that good nutrition is integral to children’s well–being and helps them stay on track to reach their

For many of us, the Thanksgiving weekend marks the beginning of holiday shopping season.  Indeed, the bargains begin before the last piece of pie is served! This year, we hope that you will keep the Club and our kids in mind as the holiday spirit takes hold. Here are a few ways to give back while

There are few things that children look forward to more than a day dedicated to candy, costumes, and spooky stories. This year, to ensure safety, our creative staff and Keystone teens transformed our customary Spook Alley event into a haunted house on wheels, which traveled to each of our afterschool sites on October 30th.   Leading up to the event, our Keystone Club teens decorated a Grenville Baker bus in various Halloween motifs and stuffed individual trick-or-treat goody bags for the children in our afterschool

Part of the joy of being a teenager is that one’s sense of growing curiosity starts to align with one’s ability to be more independent. At the Club, we recognize that as young people move toward adulthood, they benefit from new experiences that help them develop skills, confidence, and autonomy.   One program that focuses on broadening the horizons for youth is

Experiential learning is just more fun! With some of our area schools operating in hybrid or modified formats, many children are spending significant time trying to learn sitting at a computer screen in a remote environment. At the Club, we know that “Zoom Time” can turn into “Zoned Out” time, so we are taking every opportunity to give kids the chance to benefit from in-person and interactive learning experiences at our after-school programs.     Every Wednesday,

At Grenville Baker, we are ready to help kids kick off the school year in a safe and productive way!  This Monday the 14th, we opened our doors to 130 kids across our three off-site locations (while our renovations continue). Knowing that hybrid and remote learning creates new challenges, all of our staff are focused

Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club is committed to providing children of all ages with activities that keep them engaged and learning.  With programs like “Art with Amanda” and “Science with Seth,” children have a place where they can share a sense of wonder and excitement, as they embark on life’s journey. This summer, our camp

While we know that children are resilient, even the most optimistic child needs a boost at this time as we seek to find a silver lining to hang onto. At Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club, we work to provide that boost to our children and their families. Our focus on emotional wellness starts with