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Encourage your kids to pick up #HealthyHabits to help keep them away from drugs and alcohol. One of our favorites? Curling up with a good book! #DrugFreeBestMe #DrugFreeTX
Dive into all things BGCGTC through our Mission Minutes #Blog! See how we're moving our mission forward from the voices and ideas of leaders in our Boys & Girls Club who have devoted their lives to creating a just future for all children! Link in bio! #begreat
Since March, we have served almost 80,000 meals to kids and families through our curbside and mobile meal distributions! #covid19relief
Effective Friday, June 26 at 6:00 pm by Executive Order of County Judge Glen Whitley, all employees or visitors must wear a mask or face covering when in an area performing an activity which will involve close contact or proximity to co-workers or the public. Read our Parent Communication about the Executive Order at bgcgtc.org.
We never stopped envisioning the day we would reopen to kids! Starting last week, we reopened 5 locations to offer a #summercamp program. Kids need the Club, and we need you! Please consider a $190 donation, which sponsors a child for a week at the Club this summer! Donate at the link in bio!
For over 60 years, Ladies’ Auxiliary has served as a partner to us, through times of transition, growth, and even adaptation. That has been no different during the difficult past few months. #thankful #partnership #begreat
Read the Ladies’ Auxiliary guest blog post - A Long-standing Tradition of Empowered Women - at the Blog: Mission Minutes link in our bio! @cinderellacharityball
Our partnership with @fidelity has resulted in 16,500 meals cooked and served to kids and families in our community! 🍎 Read the article at the link in our bio!
#Thanks to support from @officedepot and their Empowering Education program, we will be able to continue our robust virtual programming & our on-site Club summer camps! These programs are essential to creating safe learning environments for kids and teens! #depotdifference
Monday, June 22 at 12:30pm would have been the shotgun start at our 30th Annual Par for the Kids golf tournament. Players would have hit the links to have fun and raise critical dollars to support our mission!
Despite the challenges that #COVID19 has created, the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs continues and with it so does the 30th Annual Par for the Kids #golftournament.
The tournament will now be held Monday, September 14th at Walnut Creek Country Club. Join us for a day of fun that also raises critical funds that allow the Club to provide life-changing and essential services. Learn more at parforthekids.com.
Role-playing real-life situations involving being offered drugs or alcohol with your teen can be an effective (and fun!) way to educate them. It’ll help them understand risks and alternatives to temptations so they can make healthy decisions. #DrugFreeBestMe #DrugFreeTX
Thank you, Dads! #happyfathersday2020
Alongside Boys & Girls Clubs’ trained youth development professionals, youth advocates, educators and parents are critical for opening dialogue with teens that addresses racism, especially during times of heightened social division. Read more at the BGCA link in our bio!
"I know I have to do something. My silence to you is nothing compared to the THUNDEROUS VOICE I use to lead the countless Black youth I serve every day." Read the message from LaCharles, BGCGTC Branch Director, from Voices: A Blog Series at the link in our bio! #begreat
Voices: A Blog Series features the voices and ideas of leaders in our Boys & Girls Club who have devoted their lives to creating a just future for all children, especially people of color.
Shop for Good at #kendrascott this weekend to support the 2020 @CinderellacharityBall Candidates!
1. Go to: KENDRASCOTT.COM on June 20th - June 21st
2. At check out, enter the PROMO Code: GIVEBACK7996
3. Sit back and wait for your purchases to be delivered
20% of all proceeds will go to the Ladies' Auxiliary. To be included in the "give back" all orders must be placed from June 20th - June 21st, you must enter the code and the items must be shipped. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For over 60 years, Ladies’ Auxiliary of Arlington has made a profound impact on our Clubs. #begreat
Our Music & Youth Program has hosted 198 workshops since #covid19. The virtual music classes are continuing with many students engaging in weekly lessons with the loaned pianos, guitars, and drum pads we have provided. #musicandyouth
Check out our Music & Youth YouTube Playlist at the YouTube link in our bio!
Our Mobile Food Truck is visiting select locations around Tarrant County. Click the Food Distribution link to see the specific areas our Mobile Food Truck will be!
#mobilemeals #food #meals #covid19relief #mealdistribution
Our buses are on the move! On June 1, our mobile meal distribution launched. Currently, Club buses are delivering meals to select areas around Tarrant County. To date, 14,690 mobile meals have been delivered! Learn more at bgcgtc.org!
#meals #covid19relief #community #mealdistribution
We are grateful for our corporate partners who strategically leverage their knowledge and resources to help us serve our community! Special shout out to Fort Worth Data Center for upgrading our network so it is safer and easier for our staff to do case management #virtually and create virtual programming for our members!
#begreat #virtuallearning #distancelearning #greatfutures
Corporations, foundations, and individuals have been instrumental in making sure we have the resources to serve our community during the #covid19pandemic. Thank you, @DPRConstruction for supporting our #covid19relief efforts!
The day we have been waiting for is here! Our doors are open, and the Club is back in session! We're so excited to welcome kids into our Clubs today! #SummerAtTheClub #Summer2020
Your children are more likely to start smoking cigarettes if they vape. Eliminate that risk. Eliminate tobacco from your family's life. #DrugFreeBestMe #DrugFreeTX
Statement to our Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County Members: You deserve our advocacy. You will be heard. You will be included. You will be the change. Read the full statement at bgcgtc.org. #begreat #advocacy #greatfutures #change
Out of the house & into the fun! Summer At The Club is almost here and we can't wait to see our members again. Our summer experience features hands-on learning, an infusion of technology, arts and music, and keeping active and healthy. #summer2020
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Don't forget to continue implementing safe and healthy practices this #summer2020! Watch the message from our Prevention team.
We are working hard to feed families in need right now in Tarrant County through our curbside and mobile food distribution programs. Thank you to the @albertsons @TomThumbtx family for making us a part of the #NourishingNeighbors family!
Our Prevention Specialist, Alan talks to FWISD Intervention Specialist Denny Singh about experiencing trauma during COVID-19 pandemic, building resilience, and more. Watch the full video at the YouTube link in our bio!
"In all honesty, being Black, whether in the C-Suite or the Boardroom or the break room so often demands that you walk a thin line balancing that your success may open doors, while knowing that your failures will close them to the Black faces that come after you." Read the full story from Shon Dorsey, BGCGTC Senior Vice President of Branches, at the Blog: Mission Minutes link in our bio.
Join Summer At The Club! Our summer Club experience is complete with hands-on learning and games, an infusion of technology, arts and music, and keeping active and healthy. Learn more at the link in our bio!
#kids #summer2020 #youthdevelopment #summercamp
Show love and support for Black-Owned Businesses today! Link in our bio for a short list of places you can visit right now.
Let's create the world that we want, a world that our children deserve. Join us in learning from others, listening to others, and sharing information & resources that support the elimination of racism and bias, provision of equity and opportunity, and elevation of dignity for all.
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All contributions, large or small, help open doors for our youth.
Joining us at one of our signature events is a fun and impactful way to support our mission.
Build Great Futures with us! Volunteers play a vital role in transforming the lives of our club members.