The Facts
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme:

• The Boys & Girls Clubs in Oxnard and Port Hueneme has been providing quality programs to youth since 1954. The two clubs merged in 1997 to become the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme.
• Operate 3 full service facilities, 20 School sites, the first Club to open in a Juvenile Justice Center in the State of California, and 1 low income housing project, serving the Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme communities.
• Serving youth 6 to 18 years of age.
• Serve more than 7000 youth members. Average daily attendance at our collective sites 1300 youth.
• Provide quality programs year-round, five days a week.
• Offer specialized teen programs and dedicated sites.
• Never turn a child away due to economic hardship.
• Is a recognized leader in youth development with professional staff-based in dedicated, youth-based facilities.
• Is a member of Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the largest and fasted growing youth development agency in the nation.

An Ounce of Prevention
It takes money to run a Boys & Girls Club - on average, about $450 per youth per year. But consider the alternative: keeping a young adult in jail costs taxpayers anywhere from $25,000 to $130,000 per year. Boys & Girls Clubs - a proven delinquency prevention program - are one of the best bargains in America.

Number One
Boys & Girls Clubs of America's efficient use of financial resources has won national recognition. In its latest "Philanthropy 400" report, The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked Boys & Girls Clubs of America (B&GCA) No. 1 among youth organizations for the Ten consecutive years, and No. 11 among all non-profit organizations.

About Our Membership

• Hispanic 70%
• African American 12%
• Caucasian 9%
• Multi-racial 5%
• Asian 3%
• Native American 1%
• 51% - Male
• 49% - Female

Child Profile

• 65% Hispanic
• 17% Caucasian
• 12% African American
• 3% Asian
• 2% Multi-Racial
• 1% Native American

Budget
Our 2006-2007 budget was $4,200,000.