BGCSWVA 1 0f 42 Funded Pilot Organizations
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Southwest Virginia
is one of 42 clubs participating in an exciting project to build capacity
around academic success, career preparation and outcome measurement. The
project is made possible through funding provided to The Boys & Girls Clubs
of America on behalf of the Tides Foundation and the Google Inc. Charitable
Giving Fund.
Through
the Tides/Google grant, the 9th
Street Boys & Girls Club will receive $21,000
for participating in two pilot initiatives.
One
initiative centers around strengthening academic success and career preparation
programming for young people aged 14-18. Pilot sites will complete an academic
success/career preparation program assessment with BGCA staff. Following the
assessment, pilot sites will complete an action plan for program improvement,
receive support to implement the plan and share best practices. Ongoing
consultation will be provided by senior-level national staff.
The other initiative involves
piloting a BGCA Outcomes Measurement System. BGCA is undertaking a large-scale
initiative to aggregate data from local Clubs to enable BGCA and all BGC organizations
to demonstrate the positive outcomes that our youth achieve. Data will be
collected on outcomes in three
areas: Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles and Character & Citizenship. 9th Street
will be the first to pilot this initiative in the Spring 2011, with the
expectation that all of the Clubs will participate in Fall 2011.