Club News

GRENVILLE BAKER BOYS & GIRLS CLUB WELCOMES NEW BOARD PRESIDENT   & TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS 

Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club is pleased to announce new positions to its Board of Directors. John Campbell has been elected to the position of President of the Board. The Club is also pleased to welcome Natalia Good and Sean Simensky to its Board.   John Campbell  John Campbell will serve as Board President for 2021. John became involved in the Club began when his children […]

GRENVILLE BAKER BOYS & GIRLS CLUB WELCOMES NEW BOARD PRESIDENT   & TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS  Read More »

Healthy Snacks Bring Joy

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

Healthy Snacks Bring Joy Read More »

The Trick to a Halloween Treat!

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

The Trick to a Halloween Treat! Read More »

Out of the City and Out to Sea – Teens Learn to Fish

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

Out of the City and Out to Sea – Teens Learn to Fish Read More »

Interactive ‘FUN’-damentals

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,

Interactive ‘FUN’-damentals Read More »

Engagement and Exploration: Developing Young Minds in our New Normal

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

Engagement and Exploration: Developing Young Minds in our New Normal Read More »

Crayons, Backpacks, and Face Masks

In the wake of COVID-19, new crayons, sneakers and notebooks are not the only focus for back-to-school prep. As the uncertainty of the future lingers, families face renewed stress about what the new school year will bring.   At Grenville Baker, we are ready to help, and understand that we have an important role to play in both helping kids thrive and ensuring that families can access the

Crayons, Backpacks, and Face Masks Read More »