Boys and Girls Club of South Central Tennessee

Mission: To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Tennessee opened in 1999 when it was officially chartered by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). BGCA is one of the largest youth services organizations in the country with more than 150 years of experience providing young people with a safe, positive place to learn and grow; life-enhancing programs and character development experiences; ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals; and hope and opportunity. There are currently 4,300 Clubs serving more than 4 million kids annually nationwide.

The Club addresses these needs by providing youth with quality programming facilitated by trained, caring staff members targeted to three priority outcome areas: Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles, and Good Character and Citizenship. All of our programs are designed to accomplish three key goals for our youth:

1) Academic Success: For all youth members to graduate from high school ready for college, trade school, military, or employment;

2) Healthy Lifestyles: For all youth members to adopt a healthy diet, practice healthy lifestyle choices, and make a lifelong commitment to fitness, and

3) Good Character & Citizenship: For all youth members to become engaged citizens involved in their communities, register to vote, and model strong character.