The Northeast Boys Club opened its doors in 1941. Originally built as a Boys Club by Otto Haas and the neighboring Rohm & Haas Plant as a place where boys could socialize, it included a gameroom, a wood shop, a leather crafts shop, a boxing room and a gymnasium. Sports were the main activity. There was a baseball field adjacent to the building, and an iron fence surrounded the property. Girls were not permitted.

Girls were invited to become members in the mid 70’s, and the name was changed to Bridesburg Boys & Girls Club. The Club has grown to one of the best youth service agencies in the city. In the late 70’s, a capital campaign for funds resulted in a new, larger gymnasium being built. Rohm & Haas deeded the property to the Boys & Girls Club in 1984. Gone is the baseball field, replaced in the mid 80’s by a regulation size outdoor hockey rink and parking lot. In 1997, the Lil’ Clubhouse was built adjacent to the existing facility. During the Summer of 1998, in a combined effort with KABOOM and Nike - and a lot of help from the employees of Rohm & Haas and Sunoco - a preschool playground was built in two days. The Summer of 1999 had us building again - this time a skatepark, complete with eleven ramps for skateboarders, bikers and roller bladers. Riverside Skatepark opened in September, 1999 (Closed Spring 2002). This would not have been possible if Rohm & Haas had not leased the ground (formerly an employee parking lot) to the Boys & Girls Club.

In July of 2000, "bridging the digital divide" became a top priority and the Club became on the of the first PowerUp sites in the United States through the generosity of PowerUp and AOL. Our unit received 20 new internet accessible Gateway computers. In November 2000 we opened Squash Studios, our very own, newly built and equipped music sound studio.

The Bridesburg Boys & Girls Club has been proudly serving the youth of the neighboring communities for 66 years. 2006-07 brought over 1000 members through our doors, truly making us The POSITIVE Place for Kids!!