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Welcome to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Media Room! Boys & Girls Clubs empower all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible members of the community.
With 30+ Clubs across the Valley, BGCAZ positively impacts 20,000+ youth and teens every year through four key areas: Academic Success, Character & Leadership, Health & Well-Being, and Life & Workforce Readiness.
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With stories about club programs, generous sponsors, and heartwarming success stories, 12News featured numerous BGCAZ segments on October 7. These ran throughout the day, especially during the Arizona Midday segment, and culminated in the evening with the Telethon raffle announcement, in which it was announced that Matthew S. would be driving home a brand new 2026 Toyota Tacoma, thanks to one of BGCAZ’s generous sponsors, Valley Toyota Dealers.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley’s first-of-its-kind study with Waymo was featured on ABC15. In the randomized trial, teen interns who rode autonomous vehicles to their summer internships saw transportation stress drop from 86% to 43%, while stress among teens who got there on their own didn’t change. Across 539 rides, there were zero safety incidents, and families reported less worry about getting their teens to work and home safely.
Families looking for safe, enriching, and affordable summer options for their kids have a new reason to get excited. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley’s “Summer of Possibilities” is now open for registration, offering a full 10 weeks of engaging, all-day programming for youth ages 5–12.
Lemonade Day is a real-world learning experience where youth set goals, make a plan, and run their own lemonade stand, gaining skills in budgeting, marketing, and customer service. Club kids also learn a powerful life lesson: how to earn, save, and share—keeping some of their profits while choosing to give back to causes they care about.
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (BGCAZ) is proud to announce Makaya C. and Aurora A. as the 2026 recipients of the Chloe Jacobsen Scholarship, an annual scholarship recognizing East Valley Club members who demonstrate leadership, resilience, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and a commitment to community service. Each recipient will receive $12,500 in scholarship support to help pursue their academic goals.
