Core Programs

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Core Programs

Great Futures Start Here

Virtual Club Tour

Behind the Blue Doors

Every day after school and all summer long, our Club members from across Central Florida enter through our blue doors to discover the academic support, extracurricular enrichment, and adult role models that they need to become healthy, productive citizens. Our programming is designed not just to help children achieve competency in important academic areas, but to help them build self-confidence through discovering and developing their unique gifts and talents.

Health & Life Skills

Living a healthy lifestyle is about making good choices—not just nutrition and fitness, but setting goals and priorities, and avoiding common pitfalls that derail young people on the road to a productive adulthood.

SMART Moves

The SMART Moves (Skills Mastery and Resilience Training) prevention and education program addresses problems such as drug and alcohol use and premature sexual activity. Young people engage in discussion and role-playing, practice resilience and refusal skills, analyze peer and media influence and strengthen decision-making skills. The ultimate goal is to promote abstinence from substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement through the practice of responsible behavior.
SMART Girls

SMART Girls is a small-group health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program designed to meet the developmental needs of girls. Through dynamic sessions, participatory activities, field trips and mentoring opportunities with adult women, Club girls explore their own and societal attitudes and values as they build skills for eating right, staying physically fit, and developing positive relationships with peers and adults.
Passport to Manhood
Healthy Habits

Character & Leadership Development

At Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, we believe in the model of the servant-leader. In our Clubs, children learn the joy that comes from helping their peers and in giving back to the community.

Youth of the Year

Youth of the Year is Boys & Girls Clubs’ premier recognition program, a signature effort to foster a new generation of leaders. Each Club nominates a high school member annually to compete to represent our organization as the Kiwanis Club of Orlando Foundation Youth of the Year, and to compete at the State level and possibly beyond. For more information, click here.
Keystone Club

The Keystone Club is our signature leadership program for teens ages 14 to 18. Youth participate, both in and out of the Club, in activities in three focus areas: academic success, career preparation, and community service. Through the guidance of an adult advisor, Keystone Clubs aim to have a positive impact on members, the Club, and community.
Torch Club
Be a STAR

Boys & Girls Clubs has joined withWWE and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence to participate in Be A STAR, WWE’s bullying prevention initiative, and its mission to encourage young people to treat each other with respect. The program focuses on social and emotional learning, and gives Club members age 11-13 the tools they need to enhance their learning, decision making, creativity, relationships and mental health.

The Arts

Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida offers dynamic arts programming designed to inspire and develop artistic talents among youth and teens—allowing them to explore different forms of visual arts, learn new techniques and express creativity.

Fine Arts
Fine arts programming equips our Club members with valuable skills that enhance academic performance, personal development and future career possibilities. By fostering creativity and artistic expression, our members build a strong foundation for success in various parts of life.

Programming includes:

Drawing and Painting

Sculpture and 3D Art

Printmaking and Design

Crafts & Business Development

Art Exhibitions and Competitions
Photography
Photography programming combines technical training and creative projects to help Club members develop valuable skills while having the opportunity to express their unique perspectives through the lens. Photography allow members to explore their creative potential, improve their academic performance and prepare for future career opportunities.

Programming includes:

Introduction to Photography

Creative Techniques

Storytelling and Thematic Projects

Exhibitions and Competitions
Performing Arts

Sports, Fitness & Recreation

We know that nationally, there is a strong correlation between poor health and poverty. At Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, our Club members disconnect from their screens to experience the benefits of exercise, teamwork, and engagement with others.

Triple Play

Triple Play is a comprehensive health and wellness program and includes three components: Mind, Body and Soul. The Mind component encourages young people to eat smart through the Healthy Habits program, which covers the power of choice, calories, vitamins and minerals, the food pyramid, and appropriate portion size. The Body component boosts Clubs’ traditional physical activities to a higher level by providing sports and fitness activities for all youth. The Soul component helps build positive relationships and cooperation among young people.
All Stars

ALL STARS engages Club members 6-18 yrs in high-quality organized flag football, basketball, and soccer programs. Primarily funded by Buffalo Wild Wings, the program aims to increase opportunities for physical activity, social interaction and recognition through high-quality structured sports programming.
Gamesroom

The Gamesroom provides our members the opportunity to socialize with their peers while playing pool, bumper pool, ping pong, board games, foosball, shuffleboard, air hockey, and much more. Additionally, these interactions help improve motor skills, teach structure through rules and regulations as well as foster good sportsmanship and fair play.

Education & Career Development

We know that the most important thing that children can do to prepare for the future is to stay in school and to do well in their studies. We offer a variety of programs that introduce them to the many career and educational opportunities and help them make plans for their future.

Power Hour (supported by Ross)
diplomas2Degrees
College Access

Our College Access program has been highly successful at helping our Club members navigate the challenging road to college admission. We offer an individualized college prep program that helps teens establish and pursue academic and career goals through one-one-on case management, test preparation, college field trips and access to scholarship opportunities.
Career Launch
Money Matters
STEM Programming

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida is committed to closing the opportunity gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with innovative and creative programs, activity ideas and resources for Clubs and the youth they serve. After-school and summer learning environments provide unique opportunities to advance STEM knowledge and increase interest in STEM-related careers.

Program Highlights

Health & Life Skills

Character & Leadership Development

Education & Career Development

Sports, Fitness & Recreation