Boys & Girls Clubs Of Mercer County Inc

Summer Camp: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County offer a variety of summer campoptions for 450 Mercer County Youth ages 5 to 15 years old. Camps offer weekly fieldtrips to area attractions, swimming, art, STEM, cooking, outdoor education, sportsand supplemental educational activities to reduce summer learning loss. The 10-weekcamp curriculum emphasizes building students social emotional learning aptitudes tofurther their successful youth development. Each day campers received breakfast,lunch, and snacks to ensure youth dont go hungry during the summer. A bus transportation loop is provided around the greater Trenton area to our camp locations to ensure access. Each year we provide more than $1 million of financial aid to ensure no child is denied access due to ability to pay.

Enrichment Programs: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County offers a wide variety of enrichment programs in academics, STEM, health, arts, career exploration, leadership development and athletics are provided year-round to various age groups. Community service is a big component of the Club experience, as our kids learn to support and strengthen their communities by giving back. Each Saturday area youth participate in structured enrichment programs, or drop-in for one-time activities and workshops. Area teens can drop-in to enrichment programs 30 hours each week and have a selection of 3-4 activities each hour. We provide bussing from local high schools, and home each night to ensure teen access. We provide a daily snack and evening meal program. Each year the Club provides over 175,000 meals and snacks.

Grants to Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County Foundation, a not-for-profit organization whos mission is to provide support to the Organization.