Success Stories
What makes the Boys & Girls Clubs special?
- Our doors are always open and all kids are welcome
- Membership fees are affordable to everyone
- No child is ever turned away
- We recognize each child’s individual needs
- Mentors work one-on-one with each child
- Staff is professionally trained
- We believe, and have demonstrated, that positive influences work!
- Children are encouraged to make appropriate decisions in all areas of their lives, not just socially and academically
A Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis Card Changes Lives
Research shows that Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis have an immediate and long-lasting positive impact on our members’ lives. The proof of our effectiveness is in these statistics about our members:
- 98% graduate from high school, compared to Memphis City Schools’ average of 51%
- 81% experienced an increase in homework completion
- 87% experienced a decrease in school absences
- 50% experienced a decrease in teen pregnancy
- 57% of alumni say that the Club saved their lives
Did You Know...
- More than 75% of each dollar we raise goes directly to programs for our kids.
- In neighborhoods where there is a Boys & Girls Club present, there is a 25% reduction in the presence of crack cocaine, a 22% reduction in overall drug activity and a 13% reduction in juvenile crime.
- More than 150 teens are employed through our Job Ready program, training them as future members of our adult workforce.
- Our Project Learn program increases overall GPA by 15%.