Boys and Girls Clubs of York County

Boys & Girls Club of York County (BGCYC) provides critical after-school, out-of-school and summer camp programming for children and teens in York County and Chester County in SC. During the 2019-20 FY, BGCYC served over 1,000 members in 9 club locations. Our clubs are Nortside Elementary Club, Fort Mill Elementary Club, Rock Hill Teen Center, Jefferson Elementary Club, Harold C Johnson Elementary Club, Cotton Belt Elementary Club, York Intermediate Club, Hickory-Grove Sharon Club and 3 Be Great Academy programs in Chester County. As part of a nationwide network of over 4,000 clubs, we are established as a leading advocate for youth in our area. Club programs ensure that children have access daily to a safe place after school and during the summer, preventing them from being unsupervised, unguided and unsafe. Club members build knowledge, skills and behaviors to put them on the path to a great future.During our afterschool program, all of our club members participate in a nationally recognize program called Power Hour, dedicating one full hour of homework help and tutoring. Power Hour: making minutes count helps club members ages 6-18 achieve academic success by providing homework help, tutoring and high-yield learning activities and encouraging members to become self-directed learners. Everyday our kids come to club and the first thing they do is homework. We have seen remarkable grade improvement with this activity.Triple Play - Mind - The mind component of Triple Play helps club members develop a knowledge base to acquire healthy habits, such as making smart food choices, understanding appropriate portion sizes and creating fun and balanced meals.BodyThe body component of Triple Play encourages young people to be physically active through fun daily fitness, including games and activities to get them moving. Daily fitness challenges give youth of every age a chance to play longer and harder at a variety of games. SoulThe soul component of Triple Play provides social recreation programs and activities that strengthen interpersonal skills, foster good character and develop positive relationships and cooperation among young people. Club Youth acquire a healthy self-concept and belief in their self-worth, and cope well with positive and adverse situations.Program DevelopmentTriple Play was created by a team of experts at Boys & Girls Clubs of America, with advice and counsel from leading health, medical, nutrition and fitness experts. The program's nutrition component was developed with the Department of Health & Human Services.