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Character and Leadership Development
Keystoning is the Boys & Girls Club Movement's most dynamic teen program. Keystone Clubs are chartered leadership and service clubs for boys and girls ages 14-18. Keystoners elect officers and implement activities in six areas: service to Club and community, character and leadership development, education and career exploration, unity, free enterprise and social recreation. Mr. Mark Williams is the advisor for Keystone.

Torch Clubs are chartered small-group leadership and service clubs for boys and girls ages 11-13. A Torch Club is a powerful vehicle through which Club staff can help meet the special character development needs of younger adolescents at a critical stage in their development. Torch Club members learn to elect officers and work together to implement activities in four areas: service to Club and community, education, health and fitness and social recreation. Mrs. Laciana Jones is the advisor for Torch Club.

Education and Career Development
Power Hour / homework help runs Monday thru Friday from 4:30 - 5:30pm. Members are helped with homework or additional academic enrichment. On Fridays, different academic marathons and games are done for prizes and certificates. Once a month, points for Power Hour are added up for members to receive recognition for their achievement and participation in Power Hour. Mr. Kwand Lang is the instructor for Power Hour.

Career Launch
Career Launch is an online program that our teens participate in to learn important and key work readiness skills. The program includes a portfolio (online and tangible) for resumes, cover letters, applications, etc.

Sports, Fitness and Recreation
The infamous basketball leagues of the Northeast Frankford Boys and Girls Club will be participating in the jr. nba and jr. wbna. The league will consist of 8 teams, an all-star game and play-off games. This programs begins in December and goes through March / April. Mr. Eric Hawthorne is the league commissioner.

The game room is equipped with pool tables, ping-pong, air hockey, board games, chess and checkers and tournaments to suite everyone! This area is for chillin or hardcore game playing. Mr. Mark Williams is the instructor for the game room.

The Northeast Frankford Boys and Girls Club has a drill team that performs locally and up and down the east coast! Performances vary but practices are help every Tuesday from 7pm until 8:30pm and every Friday from 7:30pm until 9pm. Practices are held at the Club. Ms. Sherry Robinson is instructor for the drill team.

The Arts
Arts and Crafts are offered daily for all members. Creative projects are done so that creative processes can take place! Ms. Sherry Robinson is the arts and crafts instructor.

Get your dance on! We now offer dance and drama lessons by a former Philadanco dancer, Latoya Gramby. The schedule is as follows: Monday 6-8p - dance; Tuesday 6-8p - acting 101; Wednesday 6-7p - hip hop dance, 7-8p - acting 101; Thursday 6-8p - acting 101; Friday 6-7p - ADULT LINE DANCING, 7-8p - acting 101. Please note, adult classes are for parents/guardians of members and he cost is $3.00 per class. For all other adults, the cost is $5.00 per class.

Graphic Arts is in growing demand. Not only does this class help to express the creativity of our members, it also helps prepare them for the future. Graphic Arts is taught by Mr. Greg Taylor.

Health and Life Skills
Sigma Phi Sigma is a passport to manhood program for young men. This program promotes and teaches responsibility and reinforces positive behavior in male Club members ages 11-14. Passport to Manhood consists of 14 small-group sessions, each of which concentrates on a specific aspect of manhood through highly interactive activities. Each participant is issued his own "Passport" to underscore the notion that he is on a personal journey of maturation and personal growth. Mr. Greg Taylor is the instructor for Sigma Phi Sigma / Passport to Manhood.

Girls Stepping Up (GSU) is a SMART girls program. SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls ages 8-17. The program focuses on issues specific to female Club members and is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable those members to develop to their full potential. From interactive role playing to more tailored mentoring, girls are given the opportunity to explore personal and societal values as they build skills for eating right, staying fit, getting good health care and developing positive relationships.

SMART Kids, for children ages 6-9, is a component of SMART moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) , a nationally acclaimed comprehensive prevention program that helps young people resist alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, as well as premature sexual activity. The program features engaging, interactive small group activities designed to increase participants' peer support, enhance their life skills, build their resiliency and strengthen their leadership skills. This year-round program encourages collaborations among Club staff, youth, parents and representatives from other community organizations.

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