Boys & Girls Clubs help young people develop the capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and develop the competencies to live successfully as self-sufficient adults.

Health Screenings

• Annual Physicals
• Dental & eye care opportunities

Nutrition:

CBAE information 
Community Based Abstinence Education Program is a grant funded program awarded through a partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee State Alliance. 405 total members to be served by this program.  245 middle schoolers and 160 high schoolers to be served by this grant each year from the following Clubs:  Samelson, Goodwill, Buckman, Southside and Downtown.
Evaluation of the program will be conducted by the University of Tennessee's SWORPS (Social Work Office of Research and Public Service) program.
This program uses “Choosing the Best” curriculum.
http://www.choosingthebest.org/.

Cavity-Free Zone
Cavity-Free Zone was developed in response to the recent U.S. Surgeon General's report on oral health which revealed a silent epidemic of oral disease in America, especially among disadvantaged youth. Underwritten by Crest, Cavity-Free Zone aims to improve the oral health of Club members. Through oral health educational program materials, a Web site and collaborative efforts with local dental schools, dental societies and other health care agencies, Cavity-Free Zone will be a catalyst for change in providing dental services to disadvantaged youth.

Chef’s Club
Chef’s Club is a cooking program which will teach youth members the basics in food preparation. This includes basic food safety tips, basic cooking terms, kitchen safety and the proper way to follow a recipe.

Hobo Stew

Kid’s Café
Kid’s Café provides food for meals and snacks to disadvantaged children in an environment which is safe, accessible and convenient. Kid’s Cafe furnishes food product for free meals and snacks through organizational linkages that serve at risk children under the age of 17.

Sites that are available for Kid's Cafe:

Dustin Buckman B&GC - Wednesdsay 4:30 pm

Goodwill B&GC - Thursdays 5:30 pm

Southside B&GC- Thursdays 6:00 pm

Kid's Cafe is Sponsored by:

Daily Snacks
Nutritious Snacks served daily to Club members.

Drugs and Gang Prevention
At Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis, we're looking to improve the score on the streets as well. We're helping our members to develop the skills to resist alcohol and other drug use. We're providing positive alternatives for at-risk youth and keeping them out of gangs through involvement in meaningful, constructive Club programs.

SMART Moves
The SMART Moves (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) prevention/education program addresses the problems of drug and alcohol use and premature sexual activity. Based on proven techniques, the program uses a team approach involving Club staff, peer leaders, parents and community representatives. More than simply emphasizing a "Say No" message, the program teaches young people ages 7-15 how to say no by involving them in discussion and role-playing, practicing resistance and refusal skills, developing assertiveness, strengthening decision-making skills and analyzing media and peer influence. The ultimate goal: to promote abstinence from substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement through the practice of responsible behavior.

Street SMART
Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Street SMART initiative, funded by THE ALLSTATE FOUNDATION, consists of three components designed to help young people ages 11-13 effectively resist gangs and violence, resolve conflicts and be positive peer helpers in their communities. It also allows them the opportunity to hold annual events that celebrate anti-gang, anti-violence themes. Street SMART serves as the National Project for Torch Clubs annually, and is available for all Boys & Girls Clubs to use.

SMART Girls
An outgrowth of the popular and effective SMART Moves program, SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for girls ages 10-15. The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable early adolescent girls to develop to their full potential. The SMART Girls program is sponsored by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc.

Group Clubs

• Art Club
• Science Club
• Learning Club
• Technology Club

Special Interest Groups

• Chef Club
• Newspaper Club
• Career Club
• Garden Club
• Journey

Mentoring

Professional Counseling

Passport to Manhood
Passport to Manhood promotes and teaches responsibility while reinforcing 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 idea that he is on a journey of maturation and personal growth.