Governor Doug Ducey and Boys & Girls Clubs Arizona Alliance today announced emergency operational funding to support youth impacted by COVID-19 school closures. The partnership will enable state funding to compensate Boys & Girls Clubs to provide expanded services to Arizona families, while encouraging and leveraging private donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.
Washington High School senior Kayla Phan recently was named one of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix’s Youths of the Year, representing the Harry & Sandy Rosenzweig Branch. Kayla, 17, joined the Boys & Girls Club four years ago. A shy, introverted teenager who has blossomed into a confident leader, she was among 12 teens who attended the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix who received the honor at the annual Celebrating Youth Event last month in Scottsdale.
The Boys & Girls Clubs’ Warner & Shirley Gabel Branch recently celebrated the completion of a newly built teen bathroom and upgraded teen room at the Warner & Shirley Gabel Branch in South Phoenix.
The boards of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the East Valley have voted unanimously to merge, which means the combined organization will serve more than 16,000 members and another 40,000 youth in 15 cities across the Valley.
Aleea Tenakhongva is the Boys and Girls Club Character Counts Kid.
Boys & Girls Club students from Engineers of the Future were featured on several news segments including Channel 12 Arizona Midday Show and Fox 10.
