The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme has kicked off it’s Annual Campaign called “It Just Takes One”. The campaign will raise funds for the Clubs’ programs and services for youth ages 6-18, the campaign seeks donations primarily from individuals.
The campaign’s goal now in its fouth year is to raise $120,000 for the Clubs’ annual operating budget.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, founded in1954, is a non-profit, privately-funded 501(c)(3) organization and depends on private donations and volunteers to accomplish its mission.
Our Clubs are making a difference in the community. Last year, our 3 Clubhouses, 20 school sites and one public housing unit and 1st Boys and Girls Club in a Juvenile Facility in the State served 7000 young people, a 15% percent increase from the year before. But there are still many more children in our community that need the kind of positive influence and guidance the Clubs provide, and we want to reach out to these youth and their families. Typically when the Stock market is down and the states budge is struggling our business of helping kids in need is on the rise.
Funds raised will help sponsor kids to attend summer camp and provide quality after school programs such as the homework help, tutoring, computer skills training, job ready and entrepreneurship training, career exploration, arts & crafts, fitness and sports, and character and leadership programs.
Hope and Opportunity
Even more importantly, young people need someone to be there to help make a difference in their lives; to instill hope and opportunity into their view of the world.
I’m proud to say our staff team makes a positive difference every day. They provide not only activities to increase and broaden a young person’s skill sets, but they build character and develop supportive relationships. They also hold youth to high expectations!
Besides your parents, who made the difference for you in your childhood? Was it a teacher? A coach? A neighbor? Or someone else who guided you and taught to you about right and wrong?
Make a Difference
Be the one to make a difference in the life of a child by providing him or her with a safe, secure and stimulating environment through the Boys and Girls Clubs.
We need the financial support of caring people like you to help us reach children who need us most. Your investment gives the Boys & Girls Club the chance to develop a generation of young people who are productive and caring citizens. They will become our communities, national and world leaders, exhibiting strong character and integrity to build a better life for themselves, better communities for all of us and a stronger America.
The cost of providing the Boys & Girls Club experience to one child for a year is about $500. You can see what a valuable investment that is when you compare it to the cost of incarcerating a youth who went in the wrong direction – usually $100,000 or more for one year.
A diverse community of youth depends on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme. We must continue to reach out to additional children to offer programs that provide hope and opportunity for ALL kids.
To make a financial contribution contact Linda Le Brock, Director of Major Gifts at 805-815-4959 x 205 or to volunteer contact Tiffany Lopez at 805-815-4959 x 206, visit our website at www.positiveplace4kids.org. |
