Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse

The terry erickson Boys & Girls club is the oldest club in the city of La Crosse. It began in 1966 in a church basement and grew to become the club it is today. The erickson club also operates programming at northside elementary school and the schuh-mullen low-income housing development. In addition, the administrative offices and athletic programming offices are also located at the erickson club. In addition to our after school and summer programs, our Clubs host a large selection of youth developmental athletic programs for youth ages 4 through 16, including flag and tackle football, baseball, softball, tee ball, basketball, volleyball and wrestling. Through our athletic programs, members work closely with qualified and dedicated coaches and learn the skills necessary for the sport, the importance of teamwork, and good sportsmanship. Many of the club'Clubs's athletic programs are run out of the erickson club, however, there are also programs offered on the south side of La Crosse, west salem and holmen.

The amie. L mathy Boys & Girls club, which opened its doors in 2005, is a unique site because it is located on the viterbo university campus in La Crosse. This location has enabled the mathy Boys & Girls club to develop partnerships with many viterbo university programs, in turn giving mathy members the opportunity to develop positive relationships with the viterbo university students. The mathy club serves members at hamilton elementary school along with youth who are living in the huber homes low-income housing development.

The dave & barb skogen Boys & Girls club opened in september 2020. This unique facility has dedicated space for the Boys & Girls club, holmen area community center and school district of holmen. This collaboration allows for intergenerational programming with the community center as well as increased educational opportunities for kids through partnerships with the school district. The holmen community has experienced remarkable population growth, and already, the skogen club is serving 200 kids per day with room to grow. This facility will provide great futures together for many years to come.

The west salem Boys & Girls club was opened in 2007. Previously the club was in a church adjacent to the village park in west salem. This location was wonderful for our members but was unable to adequately serve our increasing membership. In october 2018, the don & cheryl brenengen club opened in collaboration with the west salem school district. Since the new facility located in the west salem middle school opened, we can offer full program opportunities for our members. We are currently serving school aged youth through 12th grade and our daily attendance is approximately 150 kids a day at that location.