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- We offer programs in the following neighborhoods: Bridesburg, Feltonville, Germantown, Kensington, Nicetown, North Philadelphia, Northeast Frankford, Oxford Circle, South Philadelphia, West Kensington, and Wissahickon.
- We have over 230 professionally trained staff members and over 400 full-time and part-time volunteers.
- We received our charter as an association when the individual clubs came together in 1974.
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia continues to grow, serving over 15,000 youth annually.
- It takes an average of $500 per each young person served annually to run Boys & Girls Clubs of Philadelphia. Our delinquency-prevention programs are proven to work, and save the city between $25,000 and $75,000 per year for each young adult kept out of jail.
- We have 132 computers in the labs throughout all our Clubs. All our computers are networked onto a high-speed DSL Internet connection, and are equipped with the latest web design, word processing, and digital art software.
- Our Club facilities include four standard-size indoor gyms and four indoor double gyms. Each Club also has outdoor facilities that include soccer fields, basketball courts, and playgrounds.
- Our extension sites allow us to reach more youths through after-school programs and weekend programs at public and charter elementary, middle and high schools.
- 57% Male
- 43% Female
- 60% African American
- 23% Caucasian
- 15% Hispanic
- 2% Multi Racial
- >1% Asian
- 71% of our members come from single-parent households
- 76% of our members are economically disadvantaged
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